Candidate Eligibility Review Committee Explained

Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (Chinese: Chinese: 候選人資格審查委員會) is a government statutory committee in Hong Kong, which is responsible for accessing and validating the eligibility of electoral candidate of Chief Executive, Legislative Council and Election Committee.^[1]

All electoral candidate of Chief Executive Officer, Legislative Council and also the Election Committee must be approved by the committee before run for election since June 2021.

The member of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee including a chairperson, 2 to 4 official members, and 1 to 3 non-official members. The committee members (including the chairperson) are appointed by the Hong Kong Chief Executive by notice published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.

The committee is established in 2021 as required by the Basic Law after March 30, 2021.

The decision made by the committee on National Security's review advice is not subject to any judicial proceedings.

See also

• 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes
• Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021
• District Council Eligibility Review Committee

Related Documents (In English)

• Web site: Basic Law - Annex and Instrument - Annex I (EN). Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20220619005109/https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/annex1.html. 2022-06-19. live.
• Web site: Basic Law - Annex and Instrument - Annex II (EN) . Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701015523/https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/annex2.html. 2022-07-01. live.

Related Documents (In Chinese)

• Web site: no . 2021 . 候選人資格審查流程圖 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424175341/https://www.cmab.gov.hk/improvement/filemanager/content/pdf/tc/qualification-review/chart.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 政制及內地事務局.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 立法會內務委員會《全國人民代表大會關於完善香港特別行政區選舉制度的決定》小組委員會 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424175613/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr20-21/chinese/hc/sub_com/hs102/papers/hs10220210331cb4-703-1-c.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 立法會.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 《2021年完善選舉制度(綜合修訂)條例草案》法律事務部報告 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424175800/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr20-21/chinese/hc/papers/hc20210416ls-65-c.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 立法會.
• Web site: 陳光熹 . no . 2021 . 《漫話香港新選舉制度》 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424180022/https://www.chunghwabook.com.hk/Public/files/upload/9789624590845.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 香港開明書店.
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• Web site: no . 2021 . 《2021年完善選舉制度（綜合修訂）條例草案》 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424180824/https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20212598e/cs32021259817.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 香港政府憲報.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 全國人民代表大會關於完善香港特別行政區選舉制度的決定 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424181000/https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/tc/basiclawtext/images/basiclawtext_doc30.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 基本法推廣督導委員會.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 完善選舉制度確保香港繁榮和穩定 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424181318/https://www.doj.gov.hk/tc/community_engagement/speeches/pdf/sj20210312c1.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 律政司.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 完善選舉制度 落實愛國者治港 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424181544/https://cmab.gov.hk/improvement/filemanager/content/pdf/tc/resource-centre/booklet.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 政府新聞處.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 全國人大關於完善香港特別行政區選舉制度的決定有關情況發佈會 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424181842/https://www.cmab.gov.hk/improvement/filemanager/content/pdf/tc/whats-new/20210312-2.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 國務院港澳事務辦公室.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 立法會參考資料摘要 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182040/https://www.cmab.gov.hk/improvement/filemanager/content/pdf/tc/bill/LegCo-brief-IES%28CA%29Bil-2021.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 政制及內地事務局.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 選舉委員會界別分組的席位分佈及產生方法 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182225/https://www.cmab.gov.hk/improvement/filemanager/content/pdf/tc/bill/appendix-b-g-i-j.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 政制及內地事務局.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 《2021年公職(參選及任職)(雜項修訂)條例草案》委員會報告 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182450/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr20-21/chinese/hc/papers/hc20210423cb4-844-c.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 立法會.
• Web site: no . 2021 . 香港資訊 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182644/https://www.sheto.gov.hk/filemanager/content/newsletter/tc/2021/newsletter2103.pdf . 2021-04-24 . 2021-04-24 . 香港特别行政區政府駐上海經濟貿易辦事處.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Improve Electoral System - Candidate Eligibility Review Mechanism. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20220619014703/https://www.cmab.gov.hk/improvement/en/qualification-review/index.html. 2022-06-19. live.