Hong Kong to vet all political candidates to ensure they are pro-China ‘patriots’ under new law |

Hong Kong will vet all political candidates to ensure they are “patriots” under new laws that seek to remove any opposition and tighten China’s control.

A new “candidate qualification committee” will assess people who want to run for office based on their loyalty to Beijing, under the “patriots governing Hong Kong” resolution.

They will “receive help” from national security authorities, which report back to the mainland, the official Xinhua news agency said.