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[District Council Election 2019] Bai Qiliu: Up to 300 complaints yesterday, 87 cases involving military coercion

2019-11-22T10:16:58.616Z


The current District Council election will be held this Sunday (24th). The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mr Peter Pak, today (22nd) issued an essay that was the second district board election. The ICAC received a total of 300 complaints as of yesterday (21st), of which 87 involved the use of force or coercion against candidates. The situation of the White Pelican is "unprecedented." He also pointed out that it is illegal to use force, coercion, deception and other means to block voter voting, or even to bribe and destroy or deface votes. The maximum penalty is imprisonment for 7 years and a fine of 500,000. The ICAC must crack down on all frauds and illegal behavior.


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Written by: Hou Cailin

2019-11-22 18:01

Last updated date: 2019-11-22 18:01

The current District Council election will be held this Sunday (24th). The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mr Peter Pak, today (22nd) issued an essay that was the second district board election. The ICAC received a total of 300 complaints as of yesterday (21st), of which 87 involved the use of force or coercion against candidates. The situation of the White Pelican is "unprecedented." He also pointed out that it is illegal to use force, coercion, deception and other means to block voter voting, or even to bribe and destroy or deface votes. The maximum penalty is imprisonment for 7 years and a fine of 500,000. The ICAC must crack down on all frauds and illegal behavior.

The current District Council election will be held this Sunday (24th). (data picture)

A total of 300 district election complaints were received yesterday. 87 cases involving the use of force or coercion against candidates.

Under the turmoil of the amendments, the district board elections will be held this Sunday (24th). The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mr Kwong Wai-kiu, today (22nd) issued an essay in which the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) received 300 complaints as at 21st of this month, of which 287 were traceable cases, mainly involving 90 publications on candidates. False or misleading statements; 87 cases of force or coercion against candidates; 47 bribes of voters or others in elections; and 37 cases of fraud in elections.

It is illegal to use force, coercion or deception to obstruct voter voting.

Mr. Bai mentioned that 87 complaints about the use of force or coercion against candidates were "unprecedented in past elections." At the same time, the public was reminded to use force under the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance. Coercion, deception, etc., hinder voter voting, or even bribery and destruction or defacement of votes, are illegal. The maximum penalty is imprisonment for 7 years and a fine of 500,000. He also pointed out that it is illegal to issue complaints about misrepresentation or misleading statements of candidates. Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of 200,000.

The ICAC must crack down on fraud and illegal conduct

The White House also pointed out that some individuals have recently proposed different ways to try to interfere with the election. The ICAC is determined to maintain the integrity of the elections and must crack down on all fraud and illegal conduct. It will be with the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau and the Electoral Affairs Commission. Keep in touch and communicate with the Registration and Electoral Office and the police.

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Source: hk1

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