Pro-establishment figure says ‘sincere’ pledge of allegiance to Hong Kong should suffice for vetting, others call for national security police to get involved
Jat Sew-tong, who once led the Independent Police Complaints Council, is among the more liberal voices within the bloc calling for objective criteria to guide a new Beijing-mandated vetting committee
Others in the camp, meanwhile, have offered their visions for a more muscular body to verify would-be candidates’ loyalty