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Written by: Wu Yan'an
2019-11-27 22:35
Last updated: 2019-11-27 22:35The district council elections came to an end a few days ago, and the Democrats won 388 seats. However, due to the "collision of the district" problem, some of the popular electoral districts were defeated. Among them, the Shatin "Diyi" constituency, the Democratic Party Liu Qing and the Shatian district government Xie Jieyong "hit the district". The situation remained unresolved as of the polling day. In the end, Xie Jieyong won 1,666 votes and lost 1,923 votes to the DAB Lin Gangkun, which prevented the Democrats from taking all 41 seats in Shatin.
After the election, the people in Shatian District and the neighborhood were extremely dissatisfied with the situation. On the night of the ballot, a large number of neighborhoods attacked Liu Qing at the counting station. Democratic Party Chairman Hu Zhiwei described the day after the election that the party has learned profound lessons from the incident and will review it. However, Li Zien, a member of the district administration and Sha Tin District Councillor, was dissatisfied with Hu Zhiwei's explanation, urged the Democratic Party to explain to the public why Liu Qing was recommended for election, and he was sorry that he could not protect Xie Jieyong as a current district member.
Hu Zhiwei accepted an inquiry today (27th). He frankly understands that his friends in Shatian District have emotions and grievances. He promised to “tougher” and “care more” on these situations in the future to ensure that during his term as party chairman , Will no longer allow the situation to happen again.
Democrat Shatian wins 40 seats, only Di Yi loses
Although the Democrats prevailed, the problem of "collision zones" appeared in multiple constituencies. In some cases, in the case of "collision zones", the Democrats were still elected with high votes. The "Diyi" constituency is an example of "grabbing."
A member of the District Administration and Sha Tin District Councillor Li Zien's assistant, Xie Jieyong, started community work in Diyi District in November 2018 to assist in the second phase of the Shuomen Village. Twelve Shatian District Councilors issued a statement in September this year, referring to Xie Jieyong Earlier in the district, voters also tended to support young people to serve the community. They believed that Xie Jieyong should represent Democrats in the "Diyi" constituency.
Member of the Democratic New Territories East Legislative Assembly, Lin Zhuoting, issued a statement refuting that the party had notified Democracy Dynamics of intention to send candidates as early as October 2018. In May this year, it was officially confirmed by Democracy Dynamics that it has obtained the right to vote in the Diyi Constituency. It was pointed out that after nine district councillors from the District Administration Alliance withdrew from the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party did not send someone to the party's priority constituency contest, and urged Li Zien and Xie Jieyong to stop "hitting the district" contest. The Sha Tin District Administrator later proposed to hold a primary election, but ultimately failed to coordinate.
In the end, Liu Qing, who received the recommendation of democratic power, obtained 830 votes, and Xie Jieyong received 1,666 votes. The two voted a total of 2,496 votes, but they still lost 1,923 votes to the DAB Lin Gangkun, making the Democrats unable to fully Take 41 seats.
Li Zi'en points out that many residents are dissatisfied with the collision area and ask for further explanation
Li Zien pointed out, "A lot of people in Shatian are okay (hit the area)", and also said that they were not satisfied with the explanation of the next day of the election of Ho Chi Wai, and said bluntly: ) ", He thought that the Democratic Party would explain again why Liu Qing was recommended for election.
In some constituencies, even if the general public "hits the constituency", voters can still "abandon insurance" wisely. Why can't the situation happen in "Diyi"? Li Zien pointed out that there are more private buildings in the district, and the residents' connections are weak. "A lot of people don't know anything about it, they will vote when they see the recommendation of democratic power (Liu Qing), and eventually they will collectively buy a car."
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Hu Zhiwei described the incident in Shatin as a profound lesson. He frankly understood that his friends in Shatian District had emotions and grievances, and promised to "tighten more severely" in these situations in the future. (Profile picture / Photo by Gao Zhongming)
Hu Zhiwei: In the future, "should be stricter", "should be more careful"
Hu Zhiwei said in an inquiry today that the incident reflected the review of the coordination mechanism of the civil movements, explaining that the party recommended Liu Qing for election, because the democratic power based on the mechanism to give priority to the Democratic Party in the district, so Liu Qing was ordered. Become a candidate recommended by MinDong.
Hu Zhiwei once again described the incident as a profound lesson. He frankly understood that his friends in Shatian District had emotions and grievances. He also said that he could not "should happen in all small constituencies." He promised that he would "learn more severely" about these situations in the future. "Have a closer look" to ensure that during his term as party chairman, the relevant situation will not be allowed to happen again. He went on to point out that unity is the greatest weapon in this anti-revision campaign. Every effort must be made to unite and collaborate. "I hope everyone will face the difficulties and work together!"
Hitting the Qingli duo in the area still beats "Residents know how to vote for district councillors"
However, in the Sai Kung District, two candidates from the Tseung Kwan O Youth Force collided with the Democrats, but the two still managed to win in Choi Kin and King Lam. Among them, the Caijian District defeated the current constitutional district councilor He Minjie by 4,265 votes. The Tseung Kwan O Minsheng Concern Group sent Huang Bingxiong to run for only 434 votes. Zhang Weichao, another member of Qingli, collided with Democratic Party Lin Yongran. In the end, Zhang Weichao won 4,265 votes, defeated the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of People's Democratic Alliance (DAB) Wen Qiming who obtained 3,223 votes, and Lin Yongran, who won the democratic power recommendation, only got 788 votes.
Chen Weilie defeated the current constitutional district councillor He Minjie, who was elected as the Caijian councilor by 4,265 votes. (Chen Weilie fb)
Chen Weilie said that he and Zhang Weichao have begun to fall in 2017. Since the end of 2017, the two have begun to coordinate with the democrats in the same district, including proposing primary elections and polls, but no consensus has yet been reached. As for why he still prevailed in the case of "hitting a zone", Chen Weilie believed that it was related to the "doing a zone" approach, which means that residents hope to change through elections, including changing the mode of regional service in the past.
Chen Weilie pointed out that Lin Yongran and Huang Bingxiong have served in the area for many years, but most of the voters support the effort to reflect the strength of the residents, or reflect the residents ’hope for changes in regional services. They also said that the anti-revision campaign awakened citizens. They will know that they want to be a district councilor, and they are not candidates. "
Chen Weilie, who was an orthopedic nurse in United Medical Department, resigned in August this year and devoted himself to regional services. He recalled that he often "chased up" when he went to work, and the day and night were reversed. Street Station. As for the goals for the next four years, he believes that the democrats should not support the motions proposed by individual political parties in the district councils because of different political ideas. He also believes that the Sai Kung district council needs to discuss the MTR suspension and Zhou Zile incident.
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