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Written by: Ruimin Zhai
2020-01-07 10:04
Last updated: 2020-01-07 12:46The new District Council was re-elected. The Yuen Long District Council held its first meeting today (7th). The Democratic Party Huang Weixian and the Democratic Front Maiyecheng were respectively elected as the chairman and deputy chairman without competition. Chairman Huang Weixian then convened a special meeting and moved to set up a working group to investigate the 721 incident.
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[11:34] Zhang Xiuxian spoke and expressed dissatisfaction with the police's 132-word response to the invitation to attend the meeting, highlighting the importance of establishing a working group. He Huibin also scolded the police for "wrong text". The co-signature of the Yuen Long District Councillors asked the police to respond to their performance, but the police only responded to the attack on white people who had entered judicial proceedings and emphasized that the police should continue to be investigated for negligence.
Bian Junyu blamed the police for their ridiculous response. The conference serves as an advisory structure. The government needs to listen to the conference and criticize the police for "toasting, drinking, and drinking." Advising that if the police refuse to go to the district council for direct dialogue, they will disrespect and disregard the district. parliament.
[11:28] Huang Weixian proposed to change the past practice, not to set a time limit for district members to speak, causing dissatisfaction with the establishment, shouting "(Motion) must be married, leave the group to speak", Huang Weixian later agreed that the police did not In response to a question at the scene, "Speaking more than just speaking to the air", asked members to make self-discipline brief speeches.
[11:21] Huang Weixian immediately convened a special meeting, noting that the Secretariat had been informed earlier that relevant government departments were required to attend the meeting, but no department other than the Civil Affairs Office had sent personnel to attend. The District Council took the lead in processing the first motion proposed by Mai Yecheng and set up a working group 721.
Mai Yecheng recalled that on the day of 721, he had received the news at noon and informed the police that someone would attack the public at the Yuen Long West Rail Station, but there was still no police presence at the time of the attack, criticizing the police for negligence, suspicion or even collusion. The suspicion emphasizes the need to set up a working group to find justice for the public.
[10:14] The new vice chairman, Mai Yecheng, advocates improving people's livelihood, democracy, and striving for the "five major demands". He hopes to work with young people to improve the community in the future, emphasizing that he will only serve as vice chairman for 2 years, and will recommend it later. The new District Council member Wang Baiyu took office, hoping to improve the society through the combination of the old, middle and young generations.
[10:06] The new chairman Huang Weixian started to chair the meeting and took the lead in initiating a one-minute silence for the tragedy that happened six months after the anti-revision activities. Except for 13 constitutional district councillors, all the district council members stood up in silence.
Huang Weixian expressed gratitude to the elected chairman when he spoke, and said that he was under pressure from the shoulders, and was carrying the trust of voters who voted for the people. He described this as the responsibility of history to the younger generation. He also compared the story of the north wind and the sun, relying on warm sunlight to undress passersby, instead of using the sloppy north wind, criticizing the Beijing government for failing to learn lessons from the tragic democratic movement of the 64 incident, causing counter-revisions. The emergence of movement.
Huang Weixian went on to point out that many of the Hong Kong people sacrificed their lives and future in exchange for blood, sweat, and tears, but Hong Kong people have not yet won. They stressed that they will continue to fight for the "five major demands" and establish an independent investigation committee. The government responded positively and specifically to the 721 Yuen Long attack.
Regarding the functions of district boards, Huang Weixian believes that it depends on the attitude of the government. If the government is willing to cooperate, it can move forward. If it adopts a strategy of confrontation, it will only be too difficult. He also hopes to transform Yuen Long into a diverse, vibrant and caring community, increase the transparency of District Councils and hold the public accountable.
[10:04] The 32 Democrats of Yuen Long District have reached a consensus earlier, with Huang Weixian, the more senior Democratic Party, as the chairman. In the absence of a competitor, Huang Weixian was automatically elected chairman of the Yuen Long District Council.
In the previous internal agreement, the vice-chairman was held by the Democratic Front's Mai Yecheng for the first two years, and then by the independent democracy Wang Baiyu for the next two years. Mai Yecheng also became vice chairman without opponents.
[09:55] Before the meeting began, 32 democratic district councillors raised the slogan "Investigate 721 and thoroughly investigate police riots" in their positions. Pan Ambassadors have stated earlier that a special meeting will be convened after the chairman and deputy are elected, and a working group 721 will be set up, which will coordinate with the 12 rural members in the parliament.
32 Democrats from Yuen Long District met with reporters a few days ago. (Profile picture / Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
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