[District Council Election] Yellow and Blue Divided

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Written by: Wang Junjie

2019-11-24 06:10

The district election is imminent, and it is time for the public to use a valuable vote to select representatives who can consider district administration for the next four years. The election atmosphere is fierce. Both the number of voters and the number of candidates are historically high. It shows that the will of the society to seek reform is naturally socially happy. However, it is worrying that the recent turmoil has completely politicized the district election. The trial of the public vote seems to refer to the quality and political platform of the candidate, but the political label of its "yellow" or "blue". The "01 Viewpoint" has repeatedly pointed out that the District Councils are the platform for organising the people's livelihood and social resources management. Members of the public should be careful not to be "kidnapped" by ideology, ignoring the important qualities of other district members and avoiding the vote. People, hate the wrong return.

Voting cannot depend on ideology

Although people's livelihood is politics, the function of the district boards is not to deal with "great politics" such as enacting laws and monitoring governance as the Legislative Council. Instead, it focuses on regional development and deals with people's livelihood and community resource allocation. Therefore, the district boards should never be The venue for political ideology struggles, whether it is for candidates or voters, is not appropriate to over-emphasize political issues, leading to the "hijacking" of social and livelihood issues, which is detrimental to the healthy development of the community.

The electoral atmosphere of the last two district elections has been hot. Not only have the number of registered voters reached new heights, but also many new political faces have been selected to challenge the "big brother" in the region. There are also new generations who are really committed to community affairs, both for elections and also for elections. Bringing a new atmosphere to regional development. This year's district election is the first time that zero "white areas" have been recorded. That is, there are no automatic elections in 452 constituencies in Hong Kong. Of course, there are political operations such as the "anti-automatic election" campaign, but competition appears in the elections. It is also a good thing that voters can compare choices.

Some people want to turn this year's district election politics into a highly politicized, politically handsome candidate abound. The picture shows the public consultation meeting on the constituency boundary of the district board election last year.

However, the concern of the people is that the district elections have become more and more politicized due to political changes. In 2015, after the district election was in the middle of the occupation of the China Movement, there were a lot of umbrellas behind the organization that were under the banner of independent amateurs. Trying to "kick away" the representatives of traditional political parties; today, with the turmoil of the amendments, the society is further divided into "Yellow" and "Blue" battalions by ideology. Many anti-construction candidates and voters are against "blue". The goal is to prevent more "blue-bottom" candidates from winning the seats.

Election is not "yellow" or "blue"

Many commentators have estimated that the amendments will help the election of the "Yellow Silk" candidates. The problem is that this kind of excitement caused by the ideological battle does not necessarily help to select the representative who is most suitable for handling district affairs. It is absurd for voters to choose the winners of the "Huang" but not the regional affairs because of the difference in the portal. They do not vote for the "Blue Silk" with many years of experience in the district. Because the political atmosphere stimulated the vote, but the corpse meal was chosen, and the community was unwilling to serve the community. The society had learned similar lessons after the district election in 2003. It is really not necessary to repeat the same mistakes. The social and political atmosphere will of course affect the voter's intention to vote. But the public is seeking change, why not be related to the incompetence of the district representative? If voters choose political opinions to bring political issues to the community because of their political views, they are unwilling to help regional developers, and how to promote change and bring about constructive reforms.

District Council elections will be held on the 24th of this month. (Photo picture / Luo Guohui photo)

In the final analysis, the fundamental criterion for assessing the ability of a district board member is still whether he/she really takes root in the community, does a good job in regional services, and even promotes district administration reform. Of course, these abilities are not equal to the seniority. As mentioned above, many district board members have been automatically elected in the absence of competition. Even though they seem to have rich experience, their achievements are not good enough. They not only passively participate in parliamentary discussions, but are also difficult to trace in peacetime. They only "putou" before and after the election. . This kind of corpse meal is not worthy of being a district government representative. On the other side of the coin, we can also see some inexperienced newcomers who have played their due role after becoming district board members. In the last session, several "parachutes" were elected as district board members, such as Yang Xueying and Yan Xian. Seeing with Xu Zi, etc., proves that experience can be accumulated, enthusiasm and ability are the fundamental factors for the role of district board members. Those who are willing to be willing to know and serve the community.

The amendments have exposed all kinds of problems in the existing political and economic system in the country. The public is eager to change. I hope that the use of ballots can bring reforms to Hong Kong. But because the society needs to change, voters should be more cautious and have a vote. Select the representatives who are best suited to promote regional development. Voters should not let ideology decide their voting options, and don't let political passion overshadow rationality.

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