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Political rumors 〡 "Big DQ", the first choice committee of Shiyan Special Committee passes the Beijing research and establishment "confirmation letter" closed

2020-08-03T23:13:58.823Z


Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that the Legislative Council election was postponed for one year by using the "Emergency Law". The issue of "vacuum period" has attracted attention. Once "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0" arrives, it will rewrite the parliamentary territory, but this time the "Legislative Council election changes" The impact may not stop there. After the defeat of the establishment in the district council elections last year, the pan-democrats have firmly held 117 preferred committee seats (Hong Kong, Kowloon, and New Territories district councils). Together with the 300 seats won in the previous term, the democrats will sit on the table. 440 seats, accounting for one-third of the 1,200 candidate committee, strongly influence the overall situation. However, with the government's large-scale DQ legislative election candidates this time, there will be sudden changes in the EAC election next year. According to news, Beijing is studying the introduction of a "confirmation letter" system for the election of the Special First Committee next year, requiring those who participate in the election of the Special First Committee to sign a confirmation to uphold the Basic Law and loyalty to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. If it turns out to be true, a large number of democratic district councillors who participated in the opposition to the National Security and Law Joint Administration will be rejected collectively.


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Written by: Sha Ban Shan

2020-08-04 07:00

Last update date: 2020-08-04 07:00

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that the Legislative Council election was postponed for one year by using the "Emergency Law". The issue of "vacuum period" has attracted attention. Once "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0" arrives, it will rewrite the parliamentary territory, but this time the "Legislative Council election changes" The impact may not stop there.

After the defeat of the establishment in the district council elections last year, the pan-democrats have firmly held 117 preferred committee seats (Hong Kong, Kowloon, and New Territories district councils). Together with the 300 seats won in the previous term, the democrats will sit on the table. 440 seats, accounting for one-third of the 1,200 candidate committee, strongly influence the overall situation.

However, with the government's large-scale DQ legislative election candidates this time, there will be sudden changes in the EAC election next year. According to news, Beijing is studying the introduction of a "confirmation letter" system for the election of the Special First Committee next year, requiring those who participate in the election of the Special First Committee to sign a confirmation to uphold the Basic Law and loyalty to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. If it turns out to be true, a large number of democratic district councillors who participated in the opposition to the National Security and Law Joint Administration will be rejected collectively.

The democrats won 389 seats in the district council elections last year, all of which will take the 117 seats in the election of the special committee next year. (Profile picture)

In the current election committee elections, the "Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils" and the "New Territories District Councils" have a total of 117 seats, which are elected by the district councillors by a unanimous vote. In the past, under the leadership of the establishment, these electoral committee seats were taken by the establishment. However, as the Panminist won 389 seats in the district council election last year, the democrats would have almost certainly taken all the 117 seats.

Looking at the information, in addition to the Chief Executive, Legislative Council and District Council elections requiring candidates to sign a confirmation letter stating that they support the Basic Law, the government also introduced a "confirmation letter" system in the rural representative elections last year.

The National Security Law came into effect at the end of June, which stipulates that when the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region participate in elections or take up public office, they shall sign documents to confirm or swear to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and to be loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

The National Security Law stipulates that Hong Kong residents shall sign documents to confirm or swear to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and be loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China when participating in elections or assuming public office. (Profile picture)

According to sources, Beijing is studying the introduction of a "confirmation letter" system in the election of the special committee, requiring those who participate in the election of the special committee to sign the confirmation letter, supporting the Basic Law and loyalty to the Hong Kong Special Committee of the People’s Republic of China. Administrative district. It is understood that the government’s DQ 12 candidates’ criteria may be applied to the Special First Committee, that is, those who oppose the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and invite foreign intervention in Hong Kong will violate the new red line and will also be refused to participate in the Special First Committee.

According to analysis by sources, almost all democratic district councillors have signed a statement against the "Hong Kong National Security Act" and may have violated the red line, or many people have failed to "enter the gate."

If the government used its opposition to the National Security Act as a reason to prevent the democratic district councillors from "entering the gate", the number of pan-democratic election committees would return to more than 300 seats. The "wishful calculation" that was originally planned to influence the chief executive election may not be launched.

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Legislative Council election postponement | Zhu Kaidi reprimanded that the postponement is entirely politically motivated and whether the extension of the office is a minor

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Source: hk1

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