[Bill of Human Rights] Zhong Guobin said the bill affects the limited government and must bear the greatest responsibility for the passage of the bill

Politics

Written by: Liu Jinhua

2019-11-29 10:17

The White House announced on Wednesday (27) that President Trump has officially signed the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and Democracy.

Liberal Party leader Zhong Guobin described today (29th) during a radio program in Hong Kong that the "Bill of Rights" is a "Kingdom Hoop" that binds Hong Kong, and rebuked the SAR government for "receiving a lot of bullets" in dealing with the anti-revision campaign in recent months. There is an excuse to intervene in Hong Kong affairs. He also said that the staff of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington had met with hundreds of US government officials and lawmakers, but the bill was still passed in the end, arguing that the government would bear the greatest responsibility for the incident. However, Zhong Guobin believes that the sanctions of the bill are not very effective, because SAR government officials may not have assets in the United States, and they may not enter the United States. Passing the bill is "principally psychologically and ideologically."

Zhong Guobin added that although the Bill of Rights requires the United States to review Hong Kong ’s autonomy every year and even review Hong Kong ’s policy laws, American businesses have huge interests in Hong Kong every year. Therefore, the United States will not simply change its policy on Hong Kong. Will rashly change, "or it will harm the interests of American businessmen. However, Zhong Guobin also acknowledged that the United States currently uses Hong Kong as a bargaining condition for trade wars and has uncertainties about Hong Kong's policies. He added that if the SAR government follows the requirements of the United States, the United States will have no excuse to target Hong Kong, and foreign investment will have confidence in Hong Kong.

Zhong Guobin also blamed Qiu Tenghua, director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, for "feeling good", criticizing him for saying that Hong Kong's economic and trade status is set by the Basic Law and that business agreements are two-way, and Hong Kong needs external cooperation and recognition. Zhong Guobin also believes that, although the United States has set a precedent, not all western countries will follow sanctions against Hong Kong, because western countries will act on their own interests, and China affects Canada, Britain and other countries relatively easily.

When asked how to view the results of the current District Council elections, Zhong Guobin frankly said that "no one expected this outcome", saying that even if the establishment faction dominated the district councils in the past, they have not tried this one-sided approach. He was worried that the constitutionalists would have a weak voice in the parliament, and their work in the future would be very difficult. Democratic lawmakers "can be when you are not there." The influence of the constitutionalists and their work performance will be very limited, and they will not "follow the car too much." The government must also change its policy thinking of "push and push".

Zhong Guobin even believed that the next year ’s Legislative Council elections “can take place and functional constituencies may be missed.” He frankly dared not take it lightly, and believed that if the non-establishment faction only needs 33 or 34 seats, the government ’s administration will face huge challenges. As for the non-establishment faction, the 117 members of the District Council will be selected by mutual election. Zhong Guobin believes that the next Chief Executive must vote with the general public, the system, and the business community to be elected, but the business community will not confront the central government.

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