Legislative Council election 〡Amateurs urged to sign a statement of position

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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2020-06-11 23:12

The Legislative Council elections will be held in September, and the Democrats will hold primary elections in the middle of next month. Tuen Mun District Councillor Zhang Kesen, Central and Western District Councillors Liang Huangwei and Zou Jiacheng intending to elect New Territories East are dissatisfied that the coordination mechanism has not required candidates to sign a common program Yesterday (11th), the signing of the "Declaration of Position of the Protestants" was initiated. Several parliamentary fronts such as Zhu Kaidi, People's Power Chen Zhiquan, and the convener of the civil rally team Liu Weikuang and other democratic parties planning to participate in the primary elections participated in the joint signature and promised to use the Basic Law to grant The power of the Legislative Council is to veto the Budget and strive to implement the "five major demands".

Ou Nuoxuan, who is responsible for coordinating the primary election, said that all parties have reached consensus on the primary election machine association, and as the organizer will not interpret the consensus content. Ou Nuoxuan also pointed out that there is now a situation of suspicion, thinking that this is the most time for the democratic parties to test each other. He mentioned that Dai Yaoting would later invite interested parties to discuss the situation.

Concerning Dai Yaoting's concern that the signing of the statement would become a DQ list in disguise, Zhang Kesen said he understood but did not agree. He pointed out that DQ was never a legal issue but a power issue. (Profile picture/Yu Junliang)

Zhang Kesen: understand Dai Yaoting's concerns but disagree

Zhang Kesen, one of the promoters, said on Facebook at night that the local faction and amateur coordinator learned from the preliminary press conference that participants did not need to sign a statement. As for the Associate Professor of Law Department of the University of Hong Kong, Dai Yaoting, who was in charge of the lead, worried that the signing of the statement would become a DQ list, Zhang Kesen said that he understood but did not agree. He said that DQ was never a legal issue but a power issue. Being an excuse for DQ, should we give up again?"

Zhang Kesen also pointed out that without a common program, the primary election will only be reduced to a "pie game" for the general public, emphasizing that what is needed now is the opportunity for Hong Kong to freely choose its way out. Regarding the suggestion to exchange 23 local legislations for the shelving of national security laws, he believes that the recommendations are absolutely not advisable. "To win back to Hong Kong, a firm will to fight will be the only way."

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