[District Council Election] Going to Hong Kong to monitor the British Councillor: Hong Kong people want more democracy, Lin Zheng, listen to public opinion

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Written by: Yuan Wei

2019-11-25 14:00

The district board election was held yesterday (24th). Against the background of the anti-reforms, the voting rate of this year was over 70%, making it the highest election in Hong Kong history. The "Independent Election Monitoring Team" of 19 experts from 10 countries observed the election of the District Council in Hong Kong yesterday. Lord David Alton, a member of the monitoring team and a member of the British House of Lords, said at a press conference today (25th) that yesterday’s election proved that Hong Kong people want more democracy and freedom. He called on the Chief Executive, Lin Zhengyue, not to Missed opportunities and listened to public opinion.

Canadian Hong Kong resident Kenny Chiu (pictured), he believes that the government has tried to dwarf the demonstrators into mobs since June, and he does not agree. (photo by Yuan Yu)

At the invitation of non-governmental organizations in Hong Kong, 19 experts from 10 countries including the United Kingdom, Canada and Slovakia arrived in Hong Kong to observe the election of Hong Kong's district boards. Yesterday, members of the monitoring team visited a number of polling stations to observe and communicate with a number of candidates. The monitoring team held a press conference today (25th). The member of the British House of Lords, Lord Alton, said that in yesterday's election, he saw Hong Kong voters' enthusiasm for the election in Hong Kong, and the results were amazing. He sent a message to the future of the younger generation in Hong Kong. It must be closely related to the value of democracy. He also said that yesterday's election can be carried out in a peaceful and orderly manner. It is not the government's credit and is the best propaganda of Hong Kong's protesters.

He also stated that "one country, two systems" promised Hong Kong democracy and freedom, but it has not yet been honored. He appealed to the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, not to ruin this opportunity, nor to miss the opportunity brought by the election, saying that "the window is open for you". The performance of Hong Kong people yesterday has proved what they want. In the future, the government should listen to public opinion. Alton also noticed that the police still surrounded the Polytechnic University. I hope that Lin Zhengyue can really approach the school to talk to the insiders and think that this is her duty.

Group member Kenny Chiu is a Canadian Chinese who lived in Hong Kong before the age of 17. He said that there are many Hong Kong people in Canada who have always been concerned about the situation in Hong Kong. He said that after many demonstrations, the Hong Kong government tried to dwarf the demonstrators and label them as "thugs". However, in fact, the Hong Kong police have been directly The demonstrators used weapons such as tear gas. He criticized the Hong Kong government for not using political methods to solve problems. Instead, it used the force of the Hong Kong police to solve problems.

The team members approved the government to label the demonstrators as "thugs"

Mantas Adomenas from Lithuania said that he had observed elections in many places, most of which would be conflict and chaos, but Hong Kong’s election yesterday was very peaceful and orderly. However, he said that the police had been fully armed into the polling station yesterday, saying that their roles were unclear and could easily cause voters to panic.

The Monitoring Team also made a number of recommendations for the election, including protection for candidates in need, respect for freedom of expression, use of international and internal inspections to improve election transparency, reduce waiting time in queues, and the police should not be involved in elections.

Li Yuxuan, a member of the "Hong Kong Story" who invited the members of the monitoring team to come, said that the election was an election after a six-month social movement in Hong Kong. It was a disguised referendum. (photo by Yuan Yu)

Li Yuxuan, a member of the "Hong Kong Story" who invited the members of the monitoring team, said that the election was an election after a six-month social movement in Hong Kong. It was a disguised referendum. A large number of Hong Kong people have been oppressed, intimidated and attacked, and the 70% vote rate has clearly expressed the wishes of Hong Kong people: true democracy and universal suffrage. He also called on everyone not to forget that students still trapped in the Polytechnic University are experiencing a humanitarian disaster. I hope that Hong Kong people, elected representatives and the international community can pursue democracy with Hong Kong.

In addition, Huang Zhifeng, who was previously disqualified from the district board election, was also awarded the "Westminster Human Rights, Human Life and Dignity Award" by the British Inter-Party Group, but was banned from receiving the award. Alton will bring the trophy to Hong Kong and will hold a small award ceremony this afternoon.

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