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[District Council Election] Mao Mengjing quoted the news: If the district election is cancelled, the fastest 2021 will be selected.

2019-11-21T11:02:04.328Z


District Council elections will be held this Sunday. The recent intense demonstrations have warmed up and the outside world is concerned about whether voting can be held as scheduled. Legislative Council member Mao Mengjing said that according to her understanding, if the government cancels the district election on Sunday, it will be postponed until early 2021 to arrange for re-election. At that time, the district council needs to be vacuumed for about two years, which will also affect the 2020 election of the Legislative Council. . She said that we should not fall into the trap of suspected government, and the government needs to cancel the election because of violence, blockages, and traffic.


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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2019-11-21 18:47

Last updated: 2019-11-21 18:48

District Council elections will be held this Sunday. The recent intense demonstrations have warmed up and the outside world is concerned about whether voting can be held as scheduled. Legislative Council member Mao Mengjing said that according to her understanding, if the government cancels the district election on Sunday, it will be postponed until early 2021 to arrange for re-election. At that time, the district council needs to be vacuumed for about two years, which will also affect the 2020 election of the Legislative Council. . She said that we should not fall into the trap of suspected government, and the government needs to cancel the election because of violence, blockages, and traffic.

Mao Mengjing pointed out that some sources disclosed to her that once the government cancels the election, it will be postponed until the end of 2021. (data picture)


Mao Mengjing said that if the government cancels the district election on Sunday, it will not be postponed until December 1st, because the current social atmosphere is difficult to calm down in a short time. At the same time, some sources revealed to her that once the government cancels the election, it will be postponed until the first 2021, and one of the reasons is that next year will be the election of the Legislative Council. It is difficult for the government to hold another election. What remains to be said is that if the election day is to be held on December 1, the Government will amend the District Councils Ordinance. By then, the Ordinance will be passed in the Third Reading of the Legislative Council. Under this circumstance, the district board may have a vacuum of about two years, which has led to the inability of six legislative seats.

Mao Mengjing said that some people think that the election of the district board elections has no effect, but she thinks that it is necessary to "break the system to overthrow the system". At the same time, it can use the district selection resources to serve the public at the grassroots level. She hopes that everyone will not fall into the trap of suspected government, and the government will need to cancel the election because of violence, blockages, and traffic.

The Director of the Mainland and Constitutional Affairs Bureau, Nie Dequan, said earlier that if the ticket station is attacked or damaged, it is necessary to suspend the operation of the station until the situation is suitable for reopening. If the ticket station is suspended for more than one and a half hours, the ticket station will be required to be detained. After the December 1st, the supplement. Mao Mengjing believes that if the station needs to be suspended for one and a half hours, it is expected that many candidates will submit an election petition.

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, said that the Government would make every effort to hope that the district board elections would proceed in a smooth, orderly and fair manner. I also hope that Members will consider the overall interests of Hong Kong so that 20,000 staff members can arrive at the polling stations on time.

Ye Guoqian once said: may not choose one to two years

Member of the guild and former Legislative Council Member of the DAB, Ye Guoqian, said earlier that if the district election could not be held, it might not be possible for one to two years, and it would affect the emergence of six seats in the Legislative Council next year, including the seats of the Super District Council members. In order to re-elect the seats elected by the district board members, the election legislation will need to be amended.

The Director of the Mainland and Constitutional Affairs Bureau, Nie Dequan, said earlier that if the ticket station is attacked or damaged, it is necessary to suspend the operation of the station until the situation is suitable for reopening. If the ticket station is suspended for more than one and a half hours, the ticket station will be required to be detained. After the December 1st, the supplement. (Photo picture / photo by Zhang Haowei)

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