[Legislative Council Elections] Huo Qigang, who has published war sports arts and publishing circles, has not denied that he is currently focusing on the Olympics.

Politics

Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2020-03-18 07:00

It is only half a year before the Legislative Council elections, and while the democratic parties are doing their best to seize the functional constituencies, the establishments are also coordinating against them at full speed. Among them, Ma Fengguo has served in the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing industry for two terms, and may be taken over by Huo Qidong, the red capitalist Huo Yingdong. It is reported that Huo Qigang, who is now the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee, is actively preparing for the war, including online The social platform has become more active and has followed up with the Tokyo Olympics broadcasting rights. If there is no accident, he will take over from Ma Fengguo, allowing Huo to return to parliament after eight years of absence. He also created a "father and son" (father Huo Zhenting). A precedent for the same seat.

When accepting "Hong Kong 01" inquiries, Huo Qigang said that there was no way to comment on the rumors in the field, emphasizing that the most important work now is to support Hong Kong team athletes to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics and cope with the impact of new crown pneumonia on athletes.

Ma Fengguo only responded that he was happy to see younger friends making a commitment to society.

In the political circle, sports, performing arts, culture, and publishing circles or current variables, Ma Fengguo, who is also the head of the Hong Kong People's Congress, handed over to Huo Qigang, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee. (Profile picture)

Democrats have already shown their full strength in attacking six functional constituencies, one of which is sports, performing arts, culture and publishing. At the beginning of last year, Huo Qigang or he fought in this sector was heard, but afterwards the stairs were not heard, and even pointed out that Ma Fengguo had been "blessed" for re-election. However, after a storm of revisions, things seemed to have a breakthrough development. "Hong Kong 01" received the news that Huo Qigang had a great chance to send war sports arts and literature publishing on behalf of the establishment. Under the political tradition of "the overall situation is the most important thing", Ma Fengguo would give up reelection, so as not to compete with the mussels and fishermen. , Was broken by the fortress.

The news also pointed out that Huo Qigang has drawn up a full set of election strategies to coincide with this year's Olympic year. As the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee, he will strive for exposure and improve his image. Even if Japan finally adjourns the Tokyo Olympics, many are expected to appear. The opportunity to comment can shorten the distance with the general public, which is beneficial to the overall image of the establishment.

Ma Fengguo was involved in the "hair gel" storm the year before, and was accused of asking the airport security "special service" when leaving Hong Kong, so that he could bring a container of hair gel with a container exceeding 100 ml to the machine, which once caused controversy. After the defeat of the constitutional faction in the District Council election last year, the democrats threatened to attack the functional constituency of the Legislative Council in order to seize more than half of the seats. Relevant parties in the formation camp regarded it as a "seizure of power" action and were highly alert. In battle, everything takes precedence. Ma Fengguo made a baton to Huo Qigang, whose image is relatively young and "irrelevant." It is unknown whether it is related to election considerations.

However, some senior institutionalists pointed out that if Ma Fengguo eventually "gave way" to Qi Gang, it should be the general old and new shift arrangements in the institutional school. "(Import and export industry) Huang Dingguang will be a good match for Huang Yinghao." The source estimates that the relevant parties have not yet made a final decision on the candidates for the sports and arts publishing industry. "However, they are called for newcomers to prepare for war. If there are no side effects, they will usually turn around."

Huo Qigang: No comment on rumors

Looking up Huo Qigang's Facebook page, Huo has become active in the past two months. Although the Tokyo Olympics may be delayed due to the epidemic, he has recently posted on social platforms to pay attention to the situation of the Tokyo Olympics. He has also written to Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e, hoping that the government can consider buying Olympic broadcasting rights so that citizens can watch the Olympics for free.

When answering the inquiry, Ma Fengguo only stated that he was happy to see that younger friends made a commitment to society.

When Huo Qigang accepted the inquiry, he pointed out that there was no way to comment on the rumors in the field, emphasizing that the most important work now is to support Hong Kong team athletes to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, and to deal with the impact of the new crown pneumonia on athletes. He also pointed out that there are still uncertainties about whether the Tokyo Olympics can be held as scheduled, and many athletes feel at a loss. He will work with the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee to pay attention to how to provide the most effective support for athletes.

In the last Legislative Council, there were 2,920 voters in this constituency, of which 2,525 (that is, more than 85%) were group votes. Ma Fengguo (left) defeated Zhou Boxian (right) who won 809 votes with 1,389 votes. (Profile picture)

There are many celebrities around the close family members of Huo Qigang, and they are in politics, business, entertainment, and sports. Including: Grandfather Huo Yingdong, the late vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was the most influential red capitalist in Hong Kong. His father, Huo Zhenting, is a celebrity in the sports industry. He has been a member of the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing industry for 14 years from 1998 to 2012. His mother, Zhu Lingling, was the Miss Hong Kong champion in 1977 and the most photogenic lady. Renamed Luo Kangrui, the chairman of Ruian Group in 2008; his wife, Guo Jingjing, is a "diving queen" in the Chinese national team. Health actions, including hand-in-hand bag masks, cutting Panyu, and helping the grassroots in Hong Kong to fight the epidemic, have been widely reported in the media.

The sports, performing arts, culture, and publishing industry is a combination of four different sectors. The composition of voters is more complex. The four groups have different registration qualifications. For example, the performing arts and publishing industry allows individual voters to register, but the sports and culture industry only has groups. ticket. In the last Legislative Council, there were 2,920 voters in this constituency, of which 2,525 (or more than 85%) were group votes. Ma Fengguo defeated Zhou Boxian with 809 votes by 1,389 votes. In 2019, there were 3,164 voters in this constituency. Of these, 2,616 votes were group votes, or about 82%.

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