[District Council Election] Two-year re-elections

Politics

Written by: Wu Yan'an

2019-12-05 07:00

The district council elections ended last week. Democrats have gained more than 380 seats and dominated the 17 district councils. In the past few months, the Pan-minzu actively coordinated the election of the chairmen and vice chairmen of the district councils, including Kwai Tsing, Sai Kung, and Yau Tsim Mong. In the region, some senior citizens proposed to introduce the "2 plus 2" mechanism and re-elected the chairman and vice chairman of the conference once every two years.

A review of the relevant legislation states that according to section 62 (5) of the District Councils Ordinance, "Without prejudice to section 64 (1), the chairman and deputy chairman must serve as chairman and "Vice-Chairmanship" means that the four-year rule for the chairman and vice-chairman is based on the "District Council Ordinance", and changes in the Legislative Council are required to be amended by the Legislative Council. Therefore, the "2 plus 2" mechanism requires the resignation of the chairman and vice chairman to trigger re-election. There is a voice within the democratic party that parties should sign a letter of commitment to avoid unnecessary internal coaxing caused by "2 plus 2".

It is rumored that Democratic Party veteran Shan Zhongyin, who is chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council, believes that the democrats should talk about "morality and morals", and the agreement has caused unnecessary risks. Ou Nuoxuan, a member of the Democratic Legislative Assembly who has been a district councilor for many years, believes that political parties can avoid unnecessary disputes by reaching a contract on "2 plus 2".

Some senior people have proposed the introduction of the "2 plus 2" mechanism and re-elected the chairman and vice chairman of the conference once every two years. (Photo / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Home Affairs Commissioner responsible for presiding over elections

Democrats have been busy negotiating candidates for chairmen and vice-chairmen of various district boards. According to the District Board Regulations, members who serve as chairmen and vice-chairmen have salaries of 67,900 yuan and 50,925 yuan for general district board members, respectively. However, it is understood that the democratic parties have reached a consensus that the positive and vice chairmen will donate additional salaries to support those arrested in the anti-revision campaign. In order to allow more district councillors to gain experience in chairing the meeting, a senior general public proposed to introduce a "2 plus 2" mechanism in each district and re-elect the chairman and deputy chairman of the district once every two years.

Shan Chung-kwan, who has been the chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council for many years, stated that under section 62 (5) of the District Councils Ordinance, "Without prejudice to section 64 (1), the chairman and deputy chairman shall The term of chairman and vice-chairman of a District Council member "means that the chairman and vice-chairman have been in office for four years based on the District Councils Ordinance. At the same time, the Home Affairs Commissioner must decide the time, date and place of the first meeting and inform members that the Commissioner must preside over the first meeting of the District Councils until the chairman and deputy chairman are elected.

Shan Zhongyin pointed out that it is difficult to amend the District Councils Ordinance. To trigger the re-election of the chairmen and vice chairmen, the Democrats will resign automatically after two years to "resign" the chairmen and vice chairmen.

Fan Guowei believes that the "2 plus 2" system can be introduced, but proposes that parties sign an agreement to ensure that the re-election can proceed smoothly. . (Photo / Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Fan Guowei advocates signing a letter of commitment

Fan Guowei, the sixth elected member of the Saigon District and a member of the Legislative Council of the New Alliance, previously believed that the Saigon District Council could introduce a "2 plus 2" system. He also pointed out that according to the law, it cannot be amended before the current election of the chairman and vice chairman. Relevant regulations, plus amendments to the law may take a long time, and there will also be resistance from the government. Therefore, after two years, the chairmen and vice chairmen need to resign by themselves to start the re-election process. He proposed that all parties sign an agreement to ensure that the re-election can go smoothly. get on.

Shan Zhongyu: Fanmin should speak morals

Shan Zhongyi believes that the democrats should talk about "the morals of the rivers and lakes." Two years later, they will automatically resign from office to trigger the by-election. . Shan also believes that there is no need to sign commitments. If there is a democratic district member who breaks the commitment, integrity will naturally go bankrupt, and the agreement may cause unnecessary risks because the position of the chairperson and vice chairperson may involve the salary and income of members.

Ou Nuoxuan believes that political groups should sign a commitment on the "2 plus 2" mechanism. "I know that the political situation of the party will be two years later. The internal (competition) of the people can make a big deal. It is a good practice for the Hitachi to make a commitment, "he said.

Regarding Shan Zhongxuan's fear of causing unnecessary risks, Ou Nuoxuan believed that the letter of commitment did not involve money, and believed that reaching a contract with the political group could avoid unnecessary disputes. "If today ’s democratic people recommend someone to chair the world, but if two years Later, some people felt that someone was selling democracy and repaying debts, and that someone's chairman of a district board was actually based on a covenant between democrats. "

District Council election 2019