Wong Tai Sin District Chairman's Controversy

Politics

Written by: Wu Yan'an

2019-12-27 07:00

The new Yiqu District Council, which is fully led by the democrats, will begin in January. The pan-mind is actively coordinating the election of the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the various district conferences. Among them, in the "All Yellow" Wong Tai Sin District Council, it is reported that the Democrats Xu Jincheng, a senior district member of the ADPL, was jointly elected as the chairman of the district council, and Huang Mianxu, a former member of the Democratic Party, was elected as the vice chairman.

However, this approach caused another senior district councilor Tan Xiangwen to question, criticizing the lack of transparency and fairness, as if the "establishment faction 2.0", "is similar to the siege of the establishment faction." However, some Democrats have retorted that the Panmin held a meeting in the middle of this month to vote for the chairman and vice-chairman through a democratic mechanism, describing it as the consensus of the district board members.

It is understood that, after coordination, the Democrats elected Xu Jincheng, 59, who has been a district council member since 1994, as chairman. (Xu Jincheng fb)

Dissatisfaction `` play by the party holding the most votes ''

Democrats won the district board election last month. Among them, in the Wong Tai Sin District Council, the panchat took a total of 25 seats and became a popular story. It is understood that after coordination, the Democrats elected Xu Jincheng, 59, who has been a district councilor since 1994, as the chairman, and was elected as the vice chairman of the fifth term, Huang Mianxu, who was re-elected every two years.

Tan Xiangwen, who had indicated an intention to compete for the chair, confirmed the relevant information when answering the inquiry, but she criticized the lack of transparency in the negotiation mechanism. It is like "establishment faction 2.0" and "played by the party with the most votes". It is difficult for independent members to have the opportunity to serve as chairman .

Tan Xiangwen, who has a professional accountant qualification, has been a member of the Wong Tai Sin District for 12 years. He was elected to the Legislative Council accounting profession from 2004 to 2008. He is currently the only District Council member who has served in the Legislative Council. Tan Xiangwen said that since the Wong Tai Sin District Council is entirely dominated by democrats, it is hoped that the mechanism of negotiating the chairmen and vice chairmen will be more transparent and fair. For example, it will be held by the most politically qualified person, or as proposed by residents, the preliminary election will be launched. Citizens vote and so on.

Tan Xiangwen was a member of the Wong Tai Sin District for 12 years. He was elected to the Legislative Council accounting profession from 2004 to 2008. He is currently the only District Council member who has served in the Legislative Council. (Profile picture)

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However, some Democrats have retorted that a meeting was held in the Panminian mid-month to elect the chairman and vice chairman through a democratic mechanism. Among them, Xu Jincheng was elected as chairman without competition. As for the vice chairman, members of the Democratic Party After competing with Huang Mianxu, Huang Mianxu obtained more votes in the end, and was elected as the vice chairman, emphasizing that the relevant practice was the consensus of 24 Wong Tai Sin candidates.

When answering the inquiry, Xu Jincheng said that the local democrats had held two meetings, and the first meeting reached consensus on some general directions, including reviewing the selection of the chairman and vice-chairman in the third year of his term. Tan has made suggestions, including two years from the election of non-party chairpersons, and said that whether to accept the proposal should be decided by 25 elected members.

According to the District Councils Ordinance, nominations for the chairman and vice-chairman must be nominated by at least one other member. The nomination form must be signed by at least 2 other members (excluding the member nominating the candidate). Democrats joked that if Tan Xiangwen wanted to compete for the chairman of the conference, "I believe that even the gates would come."

Xu Jincheng (second from right) is the most senior district councilor in Wong Tai Sin District. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)

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