Politics
Written by: Wu Yan'an
2019-12-02 07:00
Last updated: 2019-12-02 07:00The district board elections ended last week. Democrats gained more than 380 seats, and they won the leadership of 17 district boards. The democratic parties are actively coordinating the selection of chairmen and vice chairmen. Among them, the Shatian District Council, which won 13 seats in the Shatian District because of the "Diyi" collision incident, and the Democratic Party, which won 6 seats, are in a state of tension. It worries the political circle that the situation will add uncertainty to the election of the conference chairperson and vice chairman.
Zhang Ying, a Democratic Party member who has been a member of the Sha Tin District since 1985 and known as "Cheng Sir", has indicated his intention to run for the post of chairman. Regarding the matter, no final decision was made. He personally supported Cheng Zhangying as the chairman. He believed that "Cheng Sir" has experience and can balance the voices of all parties. It is a suitable candidate.
Cheng Zhangying said in an inquiry that if he was trusted by other members, he would be happy to assume the role of chairing the meeting. He pointed out that the "Diyi" incident was regrettable, and he was grieved at the fact that he had not been able to settle the incident. He hoped that all parties would work together again in the future through close cooperation.
Since 1985, Mr. Zhang Ying, a Democratic Party member known as "Cheng Sir" who has been a member of the Sha Tin District Council, has stated his intention to run for the chairmanship. (Profile picture / Photo by Golden Chess)
Ding Shiyuan supports Chairman Cheng Ren: has experience and can balance all parties
There are 41 seats in the Sha Tin District Council and 40 seats in the Democrats. Among them, the Sha Tin District Council has 13 seats, becoming the largest force in the Sha Tin District Council, the Democratic Party has 6 seats, and the Citizen Party has 7 seats. Some local people have analyzed that the three forces are expected to form a "three kingdoms stand".
The Shatian District Administration and the Democratic Party have been tense since last year because of the "dual card head" incident, which has led Sha Tin District Councillors Ding Shiyuan and Li Yongcheng to quit the Democratic Party. The district administration and the Democratic Party clashed with each other in the "Diyi" constituency. Eventually they hit the district to "grab the speculation", which made the establishment party Lin Gangkun fishermen profit. The Democratic Party became the target of criticism. Chairman Hu Zhiwei and Xindong Legislative Council Member Lin Zhuoting later apologized .
Based on the information from all parties, party disputes have not affected the election of this chairman. The most senior district council member and Democratic Party's "Cheng Sir" Cheng Zhangying has become the "most common divisor" of all parties.
Ding Shiyuan said that the district administration is discussing the election of the chairman and vice chairman, but no final decision has been made. However, he personally supports Cheng Zhangying as chairman. He believes that "Cheng Sir" has experience and can balance the voices of all parties, which is suitable for candidates. However, he confessed that the "Diyi" incident may bring burdens to Cheng Zhangying, and held that the Democratic Party should take more practical actions to compensate for the "Diyi" incident, such as allocating more resources to support Xie Jieyong's regional services.
Ding Shiyuan said that the district administration was discussing the election of the chairman and vice chairman, and no final decision was made. However, he personally supported Cheng Zhangying as chairman. He believed that "Cheng Sir" had experience and could balance the voices of all parties. He believed that Cheng was a suitable candidate. (Profile picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)
26-year-old Huang Xueli wants to compete for vice chairman
Ding Shiyuan also revealed that Shatian District Government intends to compete for the post of Vice-Chairman of the District Council. He, Qiu Wenjun and Huang Xueli all intend to serve, and the District Administration will coordinate the candidates. Successfully re-elected Huang Xueli acknowledged the intention to contest for the position of vice chairman, referring to the victory of the democratic party in the district election. The citizens have greater expectations of the district council. He believes that his role as vice chairman can bring more vitality to the district assembly, but it is still pending Internal discussion. Huang Xueli, 26, said that he personally supports Cheng Zhangying as chairman, saying that Cheng is "very experienced". At present, consensus needs to be reached within the district administration before the voting intention can be determined.
The independent and non-partisan Shatin District Councillor Mai Runpei, District Councillor Zhong Liqian, Zheng Zhongheng, and Xu Lixun formed the "Maanshan Guardian Line". Mai Runpei said that "100,000 support" supports Cheng Zhangying as chairman, referring to "Cheng Sir" He has sufficient capacity, plus seniority, and should be chaired by the District Council.
Huang Xueli, who has been re-elected, has expressed interest in competing for the post of Vice-Chairman. (Photo / Photo by Lu Yiming)
Cheng Zhangying: Unable to settle the "Diyi" incident
Cheng Zhangying said that if he was trusted by other members, he would be willing to play the role of chairing the meeting. He also said that the "Diyi" incident was regrettable, and he was grieved that he had not been able to settle the incident. "I have done my best" It is hoped that all parties will run in again through close cooperation in the future. It is understood that another senior Member, Wei Qingxiang, also intends to compete for the post of chairman.
A district councilor disclosed that Cheng Zhangying had been highly respected in district boards in the past. In addition, he and the Citizen Party Chen Nuoheng acted as the liaison for the coordination of democratic forces in Shatian District. "Bomb Removal", so most of the district councillors no longer have much objection to "Cheng Sir" as chairman.
In Shatin's "Diyi" constituency, the Democratic Party Liu Qing (left) and Shatian District Government Xie Jieyong (right) "hit the zone" situation has not been resolved to the polling day. In the end, Xie Jieyong obtained 1,666 votes and lost to 1,923 votes. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong's Lin Gangkun prevented the Democrats from taking all 41 seats in Shatin. (Profile picture)
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