News: A new round of offensive against the Rongkeng Guo against the motion of distrust

Political situation

Written by Peng Zhuowei

2020-04-13 22:03

Since October last year, the House Committee of the Legislative Council has held 14 meetings, but it has not yet been able to elect the chairman and vice-chairmen. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Liaison Office of the Chinese People's Liberation Army today (13th) successively criticized some opposition MPs for the purpose of seeking political private gains, disregarding the public interest, and using despicable techniques to paralyze the operation of the legislature. He also criticized his actions for questioning the violation of relevant oaths, which constituted the misconduct of public officials and strongly condemned them.

Regarding the successive moves of the "two offices", some senior members of the Legislative Council of the establishment system admitted that this camp will "do it" and start a new round of offensive against the CCP Guo Rongkeng. It is reported that the establishment faction is brewing two moves. In addition to the motion of distrust to Guo, it also plans to revise the "Rules of Procedure" to fill in the loopholes.

A senior member of the Legislative Council of the Institutional Organization said frankly, which meant that the camp would "do it" and launch a new round of offensive against the CCP Guo Rongkeng (picture). (Profile picture / Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Whether it is brewing and then revising the rules depends on determination

At the end of 2017, the establishment faction passed the amendment of the "Rules of Procedure", and the most senior members of the council will be responsible for presiding over the election of the president of the Legislative Council and the Secretary-General of the Legislative Council. The "dead hole" of the camp can be drilled. It is reported that the establishment faction is planning to revise the "Rules of Procedure" again, and hand over all procedures for electing the chairman to the Secretariat. However, the details of the revisions have not yet been finalized.

According to some senior institutionalists, there are only less than three months left before the end of the Legislative Council session. It is difficult to successfully modify the Rules of Procedure. "However, everyone has a lot of determination. In fact, it must be changed if it is changed. Cut, "the member said," At present, the establishment faction has enough votes in the Parliament. For the sake of the next Legislative Council, if it is not changed, the next term will only repeat the same mistakes. "

As for the procedure for amending the rules of procedure, a member familiar with the rules pointed out that any amendments to the motion must be proposed in the Committee on Rules of Procedure. With the current establishment of the committee, the number of members in the committee is dominant. It is expected that there will be no major problems through the amendment. In accordance with established practice, the relevant motions must first be reviewed by the internal meeting, and then considered and voted in the Legislative Council Assembly. The Member pointed out that they would be paralyzed within the present time. Even if the motion finally bypassed the internal meeting and went directly to the General Assembly for deliberation, the practice can be passed Legal challenge.

There are senior institutionalists who say that there are only less than three months left before the end of the Legislative Council. It is difficult to successfully modify the Rules of Procedure. (Information picture / Photographed by O'Gallery)

To propose a motion of distrust to Guo Rongkeng

Members of the formed faction with a legal background pointed out that Guo Rongkeng has seriously deviated from Appendix IV of the House Rules and set out the due process for the election of the chairman, and has no ability to preside over the meeting. The congressman pointed out that the suspension of the internal meeting not only affects the National Anthem Law, but also hinders the appointment of the next chief judge of the Court of Final Appeal. In addition, Guo's party friend Chen Shuzhuang has recently violated the "restriction order", and the establishment faction has become intolerable. At that time, he "cut the sword" against Guo Rongkeng.

As for ways to deal with the current predicament, the establishment faction revealed that it can submit a motion of distrust to Guo Rongkeng at the Legislative Council Assembly or the internal meeting, "then the meeting will be chaired by Qu, at least the current situation can be resolved. "But the details still need to be discussed by the camp.

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