Political situation
Written by: Zheng Yidi
2019-11-22 12:06
Last updated date: 2019-11-22 12:08Li Pengguang, director of the Public Governance Research Department of Lingnan University, was interviewed by Radio Hong Kong on the 22nd to analyze the situation of district board elections. He pointed out various signs that the candidates were re-actively canvassing. Although the government held a reserved tone on the district election, Li believed that the chances of holding the district election were higher. He analyzed that the social opposition is soaring, and the people in both camps have a sense of urgency to vote. It is expected that the voting rate is expected to create a new high in the past, which is expected to be close to 60%.
Li Pengguang, director of the Public Governance Research Department of Lingnan University, expects the voter turnout rate of this district council election to be a new high in the district elections, which is expected to be close to 60%. (Photo by Chen Baizhen)
The number of voters in this election was 4,132,977, the first time it broke through the 4 million mark, and the number of voters was the highest in the calendar year. When there were 350,000 new registered voters, Li Pengguang pointed out that among the newly registered voters, there were more 18 to 30 young voters, and the number rose by 12.3%. The newly registered voters in the past few months have a strong willingness to vote.
The level of political participation of citizens is unprecedented
The turnout rate of the last District Council elections in 2015 was 47%, the highest since the reunification. Li Pengguang analyzed that the current level of social tearing and oppositionary sentiment are soaring, which makes the two camps have a sense of urgency to vote. It is expected that the turnout rate is expected to hit a new high in the past, which is expected to be close to 60%.
He pointed out that the political mobilization triggered by the amendments in the community has indeed made the political participation of the public unprecedented. It is rare in Hong Kong's history. He believes that the turnout rate will be quite different from the past.
In this turmoil, the controversy and discussion space caused by the government's governance practices are too large. The district board elections are not only about constituency services or people's livelihood issues, but more political expressions and power distribution issues. In addition, there is no "white area" in Hong Kong in this year's district election. It also adds two levels of comprehensiveness.
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