| Candidate Eligibility Review Committee | |
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| Formed | 6 July 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07-06) |
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| Legal jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
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Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (Chinese:候選人資格審查委員會) is a governmentstatutory committee inHong Kong, which is responsible for accessing and validating the eligibility of electoral candidate of thechief executive, theLegislative Council and theElection Committee.[1] The committee was established in 2021 as required by theBasic Law after March 30, 2021.[1]
Decisions made by the committee on National Security's review advice are not subject to anyjudicial proceedings.[1]
All electoral candidates of thechief executive, theLegislative Council and theElection Committee must be approved by the committee since June 2021.
Members of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee include a chairperson, 2 to 4 official members, and 1 to 3 non-official members. The committee members (including the chairperson) are appointed by the chief executive by notice published in theHong Kong Government Gazette.[1]