Politics
Written by Pan Xiqiao
2020-04-04 13:40
Date of last update: 2020-04-04 13:40Yuen Long District Council Member Lin Jin said publicly on Facebook earlier that he refused to accept citizens who support the 23-legislation for help.
The Home Affairs Department responded to the incident today (4), saying that it had received a large number of complaints. The spokesperson criticized the relevant district board members for allegedly violating the "Guidelines on the Conduct of District Council Members and District Council Committee Members" and "Remuneration Guidelines", describing such discriminatory Treating will divide the society, contrary to the spirit of building communities and promoting the participation of different people in community affairs. The Home Affairs Department said it had referred the complaint to the Yuen Long District Council Chairman for follow-up.
Yuen Long District Council Member Lin Jin issued a "Termination of Service" statement on Facebook last month, stating that he would not accept citizens who support the 23-section legislation for help.
Yuen Long District Council Member Lin Jin has publicly stated earlier that he refused to accept all citizens who "supported Article 23 legislation" for help. The Home Affairs Department responded to the incident today, saying that it has received a large number of emails and letters recently to complain about the incident.
A spokesman for the Home Affairs Department said that discriminatory treatment of members of the community on individual issues will only divide the society, which is contrary to the spirit of building communities and promoting the participation of different people in community affairs. The spokesperson pointed out that the conduct was suspected of violating the "Guidelines for Conduct of District Councillors and Members of District Council Committees". Therefore, he sent a letter to the relevant councillors to remind him as a district councilor to observe the above guidelines and pay attention to his words and deeds so as not to cause social conflicts and Conflict affects regional harmony.
The Home Affairs Department also referred to the guidelines in the “Guidelines on Arrangements for Remuneration, Allowances and Expenses for Members of the District Councils of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” (“Guidance on Remuneration”), which refers to the use of public funds by District Councillors to observe openness, fairness and The principle of accountability. The spokesman pointed out that Lin Jin's words and deeds may not meet the guidelines in the Remuneration Guidelines.
The Home Affairs Department stated that it has referred relevant complaints to the Yuen Long District Council Chairman for follow-up, and hopes that the Yuen Long District Council will be dealt with impartially to ensure that members ’words and deeds will not jeopardize or damage their personal integrity, fairness, objective judgment or the performance of their duties. The capacity has damaged the credibility of the District Council.
District Council Member Yuen Long Lin Jin. (Lin Jin FB)
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