Beijing since the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the UK. The oath involves lawmakers swearing allegiance to Hong Kong as part of the People’s Republic of China. The Hong Kong government, which is led by pro-Beijing lawmakers, have argued that the pair should not take office. “Beijing believes its intervention is necessary to prevent a continued legislative paralysis in the city,” he said. Hong Kong, meanwhile, appears to be bracing for a wave of protests. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “A general election is frankly the last thing that the Government wants.” It is his dream to end his career here. To draw a game you have dominated is easy to brush off, but to do so three times is a row suggests a weakness.