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2019-11-21 18:50
Last updated date: 2019-11-21 18:51The 6th District Council election held on November 24th will set a lot of historical records: this election was the first election held under large social unrest since the 1967 leftist riots; the number of voters in this election was 4,132,977, the first breakthrough At the 4 million mark, the number of voters is the highest in the past year; the Registration and Electoral Office received 350,000 new registered electors, which is also the new registered voter record for each election year since 1997, which is 263,000 before the last district election after the occupation movement. People still have to be high; this district council election is also the first time in history that there is no automatically elected constituency. Such a number of records are clearly driven by anti-reform movements that have lasted for more than five months. It is undeniable that this election has been highly politicized. However, the political turmoil is one and three moments. The community construction is a long-term flow. If the impassioned political slogan replaces the performance of the district for years, the final battle will be the candidate. People and their communities.
In April 1967, a labor dispute occurred in the Sanpugang Artificial Flower Factory. The incident turned into a serious confrontation between the police and the people. The leftist trade union also launched a strike and demonstration. On June 7th, on the election of the Municipal Council, the Star Ferry and others stopped because of the strike. The government still ensured that the election can be held smoothly, and Ye Xien, Huang Menghua and Zhang Youxing, who supported the government to restore order, were elected. Today's social chaos is not comparable to the early days of the leftist riots in April 1967. The social grievances are hard to assess compared with the support of the leftist trade unions in the society. However, the use of ballot boxes is always better than bricks. Regardless of the pros and cons, you can express your views on the current political situation and even on its community affairs. Coupled with the election as the government to listen to public opinion, the important channel for citizens to exercise their civil rights is the constitutional responsibility of the responsible government. Therefore, the government must do its utmost to ensure that the district board elections can be held smoothly on Sunday.
The majority of voters have chosen the criteria for district board members for many years. It is also the social service of candidates in the district. Its own political views have not always been a key consideration. If someone wants to add district board elections to political elements, it is likely to violate The voters themselves hope that the district board members will serve the region. (data picture)
The "Fengyun Project" proposed by Dai Yaoting, the promoter of "Zhongzhong", and the "anti-automatic election" initiative initiated by the people in the past, proposed to send candidates to participate in all constituencies in the territory to prevent the automatic election of the establishment. There is a choice of districts and everyone has a vote. It has made many constituencies competitive in the constituencies that are currently elected by the current members. It is not a good thing to provide voters with another choice. However, Dai Yaoting claimed to have won more than half of the 18 District Councils in Hong Kong. The Swords refer to the 117 seats of the two District Council sub-divisions. This affects the election of the Chief Executive. It is obviously a political election. The fight against the battlefield is contrary to the purpose of serving the community in the District Council.
In fact, the functions and powers of the District Councils are to provide advice on district matters. When candidates are in the election, they should also serve as a platform and purpose, instead of turning the district boards into a place of political debate or trying to use them as a tool for political struggle. It is true that the majority of voters have chosen the criteria for district board members for many years. It is also the social service of candidates in the district. Its own political views have not always been a key consideration. If someone wants to add district board elections to political elements, then It may violate the willingness of voters to hope that district board members will serve the district.
The seven-seventh march that erupted in 2003 against the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law also drove the election of the democrats in the current district board elections. Many democrats voted for the slogan "Kicking the Royalist Party" and venting the voters' dissatisfaction with the government on the pro-government party. (data picture)
Looking back at history, the seven-seventh march that erupted in 2003 against the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law also drove the election of the democrats in the current district board elections. Many democrats voted for the slogan "Kicking the Royalist Party" and venting the voters' dissatisfaction with the government on the pro-government party. However, after four years, the situation has reversed. In 2003, most of the constituencies seized by the democrats were retaken by the establishments. The democrats will not only reap all the gains, but even lose. Since then, the regional roots of the democrats have been greatly reduced and they have been sluggish. The election of this session was also held in the face of the government's pervasive opposition to the government. The democratic elections were once favored. However, the continuous violent demonstrations have led many commentators to believe that the democrats who have not been "cut" with violence will be affected. When the demonstrations intensified, causing serious damage and traffic congestion in many districts, when the residents are inconvenient and the community is devastated, can the democrats still be so optimistic about the election? Taking history as a guide, the democrats won the victory in 2003 with political slogans, but if they do not work in a solid area, their support will not last long.
In this fiery social environment, the government, candidates, and voters must all play a responsible role to ensure that the elections can be successfully held and fully reflect public opinion, select competent regional representatives, and improve community governance capabilities. (data picture)
The number of newly registered voters in this year has a record number of 350,000. The number of young voters aged 18 to 35 has risen 12.3% from last year. Many commentators believe that the election has been linked to the anti-reform movement. However, under this impassioned, ideal and lofty political slogan, more people's livelihood issues and community building are waiting for the district board members elected in this election to work hard. If we voted on political standpoints only for some areas without political achievements, and ignored the construction of people's livelihood, we only knew speculators who clamored for political slogans. As a result, they ignored the community governance in the next four years. Obviously, they lost all the right. When the district people's livelihood improves the residents who have hopes. It is necessary for voters to separate politics from people's livelihood and to vote for candidates who can truly serve the community.
The political turmoil and social chaos have brought the history of the election to a number of historical records. There is no doubt that political issues have entered the community and become part of the election. However, in this fiery social environment, the government, candidates, and voters should all play a responsible role to ensure that the elections can be successfully held and fully reflect public opinion, select competent regional representatives, and improve community governance capabilities. With the exhilarating slogan of one and three moments, I was once again exchanged for the years of the four-year community. We must know that the political atmosphere is short-lived after all, the community construction is a long-term flow, and the people's livelihood is precisely the biggest politics.
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