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Democratic primary election | 600,000 people voted for 34% of district election supporters Zhong Tingyao: Write a new history

2020-07-13T07:20:01.687Z


The 35+ primary election of the Democrats led by Associate Professor Dai Yaoting of the Law Department of the University of Hong Kong will continue today (12th). The voting will close at 9 o'clock tonight. Dai Yaoting said on the social networking site last night (11th) that there were 228,983 people voting on the first day, far exceeding the 170,000 people expected to vote in two days, and said that if there are about the same number of voters every hour today, the total number of people in two days may be It exceeded 500,000. At noon, Huang Biyun, a Democratic Party candidate in Kowloon West, Zheng Dahong, a member of the Citizen Party of Hong Kong Island, and Li Yuxin, a Citizen Party of the Super District Council, announced an emergency and called on the public to vote for it. The atmosphere of the election was fierce throughout the day. By 9 pm, the vote was over, but there were still a large number of citizens queuing to "sprint" to vote at the multi-zone ticketing stations. Democracy force Zhao Jiaxian announced that as of 10 o'clock in the evening, there were 592,196 electronic votes and about 21500 paper votes, that is, more than 600,000 people participated in this vote. Zhong Tingyao, chairman of the Hong Kong University Civil Research Institute, who assisted in the primary vote, said that in the past, the largest number of people voted was the one that occupied Central in 2014. At that time, 790,000 people participated. This time mainly through online and mobile phone voting. It is far less than this time, so this time as the way of voting at the physical polling station, the number of people is already a record in Hong Kong, writing a new history of private voting and creating a miracle.


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Written by: Wu Zhuoan, Zheng Rongdi, Luo Jiaqing, Zhen Yiheng, Huang Weilun, Lin Jian

2020-07-12 09:00

Last update date: 2020-07-13 00:07

The 35+ primary election of the Democrats led by Associate Professor Dai Yaoting of the Law Department of the University of Hong Kong will continue today (12th). The voting will close at 9 o'clock tonight. Dai Yaoting said on the social networking site last night (11th) that there were 228,983 people voting on the first day, far exceeding the 170,000 people expected to vote in two days, and said that if there are about the same number of voters every hour today, the total number of people in two days may be It exceeded 500,000.

At noon, Huang Biyun, a Democratic Party candidate in Kowloon West, Zheng Dahong, a member of the Citizen Party of Hong Kong Island, and Li Yuxin, a Citizen Party of the Super District Council, announced an emergency and called on the public to vote for it. The atmosphere of the election was fierce throughout the day. 

By 9 pm, the vote was over, but there were still a large number of citizens queuing to "sprint" to vote at the multi-zone ticketing stations. Democracy force Zhao Jiaxian announced that as of 10 o'clock in the evening, there were 592,196 electronic votes and about 21500 paper votes, that is, more than 600,000 people participated in this vote.

Zhong Tingyao, chairman of the Hong Kong University Civil Research Institute, who assisted in the primary vote, said that in the past, the largest number of people voted was the one that occupied Central in 2014. At that time, 790,000 people participated. This time mainly through online and mobile phone voting. It is far less than this time, so this time as the way of voting at the physical polling station, the number of people is already a record in Hong Kong, writing a new history of private voting and creating a miracle.

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[23:11] Zhong Tingyao met the reporter two hours after the voting ended, saying that this time more than 600,000 citizens went to more than 240 polling stations to vote, and some of them had to wait for the vote in the fierce sunshine. "I believe that citizens are not afraid under the National Security Law. Intimidating, insisting on speaking through voting, the meaning of this insistence has exceeded the purpose of finding candidates in the primary election."

As for the voting result, Zhong Tingyao said that due to the longer counting time, it is expected that the announcement will be announced at dusk as soon as possible. Dai Zhi said that there are a large number of participants in this vote. I believe that each candidate will make a decision to participate or not to participate in the official election in accordance with the coordination agreement and abide by the commitment. He pointed out that for some constituencies, such as Hong Kong Island and Kowloon West, the number of specific candidates will be further coordinated in the next few days. He expressed confidence that each team will carefully review the results this time.

As for the three polling stations in the health service sector, he said that a total of 3253 citizens who claimed to be eligible voters voted. The staff had verified the relevant documents before the vote, but because they could not confirm whether they were voters or not, they would only be candidates. For reference, we will also discuss with the candidates next week.

[22:11] Democracy force Zhao Jiaxian announced that as of 22:00, there were 592,196 e-votes and about 21500 paper votes, that is, more than 600,000 participants.

[21:10] Ou Nuoxuan announced that the democratic primary vote was over. In the two days, more than 580,000 people voted, accounting for about 34% of last year’s district council elections. Ou Nuoxuan announced yesterday that about 10,000 people had voted in physical form. It is estimated that there will be an approximate number of people who voted in physical form today, so the total number of voters has broken through 600,000.

The district described Hong Kong people once again creating a miracle, thanking everyone who voted, as well as participating shops and volunteers.

When asked about the fact that different teams of the Democrats are arguing with each other, Ou Nuoxuan admitted that there is indeed a situation of mutual criticism among the friends of the Democrats. "Everyone votes more aggressively." Regulation".

【New Territories West】

[20:52] There are still more than 300 people waiting in Tianrui Village. Some citizens ran to Longwei and queued up to vote before the deadline. A staff at the ticketing station told people on the scene that citizens who arrived in Longwei before 9 o'clock can vote. It is believed that those present can complete the vote within one hour.

【Kowloon East】

[20:45] There are still dozens of people waiting outside the district office of the Kowloon East Constituency for the remaining 15 minutes before the voting deadline. District Councillor Li Junze said that as of 8:30 pm, there were about 3,600 people at the station, an increase of 20% from the total number of the day yesterday.

【New Territories East】

[20:40] There are still 20 minutes to go before the voting ends. There are still about 100 people waiting to vote at the polling station outside Tai Po Plaza.

[20:19] Democracy convener Zhao Jiaxian announced at the service station in the open space outside the Tai Po Centre, New Territories: As of 20:00, 547,318 people participated in electronic voting in Hong Kong.

【New Territories East】Zou Jiacheng's team toured dozens of riots and appeared

[20:18] New Territories East Candidate Zou Jiacheng circled with dozens of volunteers at Tai Po Plaza, including slogans such as "Let the locals become mainstream", "Zou Jiacheng, elected", that is, dozens of riot police " After landing, Zou Jiacheng finally decided to return to his place and continue to hold the street station. The atmosphere was calm.

[19:57] Jeffery Andrews said that ethnic minority elections are very rare in Hong Kong, and I am honored. And I am not just fighting for the rights and interests of ethnic minorities, I hope to fight for democracy and freedom for Hong Kong.

[19:29] Only about half an hour before the end of the voting, Cen Zijie, the vice chairman of the Social People's Company, said that if the society needs the voice of the Social People's Company, the citizens will naturally vote eagerly. In addition, he said that a vote of more than 100,000 can break the record of the five district referendums. It is believed that the number of voters proves that the primary election is safe, legal and reasonable.

[19:42] Liu Zefeng believes that this election is an opportunity for the localists. He believes that the localist elections will no longer have only one seat and will even become mainstream. He hopes to use the resources of parliamentarians to do more outside the system. In addition, Liu criticized the urgent need to play a sad card, hoping that "Hong Kong people should not fight again".

【Hong Kong Island】Peng Zhuoqi team member arrested

[19:40] In Hong Kong Island constituency, candidate Peng Zhuoqi said on Facebook that his team member and Central and Western District Councillor He Zhihong was arrested while canvassing tickets in the West Bay River. The street station was suspended. The reason for the arrest was unknown.

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[18:45] Dai Yaoting pointed out that the number of voters can be sure to exceed 500,000, and the next level is 600,000. "If this number can be reached, it will be half of the votes won by the non-establishment faction in 2016, and the vote by the district election democracy in 2019. 35%. In the remaining three hours, more than 30,000 people per hour can be reached!"

[18:18] Tsuen Wan Belvedere Garden outdoor ticketing station, maintain 30 to 40 people in line to vote in the afternoon.

[18:15] In the Kowloon West Constituency, the native Liu Zefeng criticized Huang Biyun for not signing the position statement of the protesters and questioned whether she really had a firm will. He said that he hopes to "unite for the same, not for the same because of unity." Liu Zefeng said that if there is a "Plan B" by "DQ", there are no interested persons for the time being, but they tend to support those who do local resistance support.

[17:46] Ou Nuoxuan said that as of 5 pm, the cumulative number of votes reached 447,923 votes. According to the total number of votes received by the Democrats in the 2019 District Council elections, the current number of initial votes has reached 24%, significantly exceeding its own reservation. Under the goal. He quoted Dai Yaoting's prediction that he thought the votes could even exceed 600,000.

However, he reminded that the voting ended at 9 o'clock tonight. According to the system design, even if the citizens are queuing, they can no longer vote after 9 o'clock, reminding the citizens to vote as soon as possible, not to be a "deadline fighter." He also said that at the polling station of Ambassador Li Junze’s office, police once said that people at the scene may have violated the “restriction order”, but he emphasized that the overall voting process was generally smooth.

There are fierce competitions in New Territories East, with a total of 12 teams running for election. (Photo by Li Zetong)

[Super Area] The local faction Wang Baiyu refuses to be urgent: we will only "win"

[16:10] The primary candidate of the "super area" representing the local school, Wang Baiyu, seized the last 4 hours to build momentum on the street. He said that the local party has its own ideas and confidence in Hong Kong people, and there is no need to call an emergency card. He pointed out that pan-popular candidates are frequently anxious today, precisely because they know that the compromise policy of their moderate line will be eliminated by the Hong Kong people.

[16:10] Democracy Power stated that as of 4:01 pm, there were 412,478 e-votes in Hong Kong.

【Kowloon East】Longtian Huijing Plaza presents a long-term 85-year-old mother-in-law: hard work

[16:00] Today, the flow of people at most ticket stations in Kowloon East has decreased compared to the first day. However, there was a crowd of more than 100 people outside the door of the Hon Tam Tan Hao Plaza in Lam Tin Grand View Plaza. The crowd of people queuing around the mall and the dragon tail connected to the faucet. Volunteers needed help to cut the dragon. Volunteers from the office said that the service station had more than 2,000 voters yesterday, and the number of people who watched it today was even greater. "Both days have a rest, and today it was completely interrupted."

The reporter observed on site that there were many elders in the queue. The 85-year-old mother-in-law came to the scene accompanied by her family. She said that she was unhappy with the current situation when she was watching the news on weekdays. I don’t think this vote will bring practical help to young people. "Do it with your heart." Afterwards, a volunteer took Mrs. Chen to the head of the team to arrange a seat and wait, and gave the elderly priority to vote as appropriate.

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[Kowloon West] Huang Biyun urged the supporters of the Democrats not to dig up scars again

[15:20] Cen Aohui criticized Huang Biyun at the site name of Union Street in Zhang Kunyang this morning, saying that she wanted to kick Huang Biyun, thinking that she was not suitable for staying on the parliamentary front, and describing her as a "compromiser" and "dumpling again". Huang Biyun responded that each candidate has his own political views and does not think that the criticism reflects the situation of the Democratic Party. She pointed out that the Democratic Party is firm in the anti-amendment movement and hopes its supporters will stop digging scars and maintaining peace.

Huang Biyun also pointed out that the Democratic Party's criticism is not true, and does not mean that the other party's criticism is a fact. The Democratic Party has been doing its best in the street resistance movement, monitoring the government, and the international front. It has also played a central role in the democratic movement. She also said that there are no conditions for splitting now, and she does not want to see abuses in the democratic camp again in the primaries.

[New Territories West] More than dozens of people line up at Yuen Long Ticket Station

[15:09] There are more than dozens of people queuing up at the Yuen Long Seju Ticketing Station. There is also a paper voting team at the ticketing station. There are also more than a dozen citizens waiting. There are ticketing staff at the scene to measure the temperature of the voters and maintain order.

Mr. Xu's family of three came to vote. He said that he could wait for about ten minutes to vote and the voting process was smooth. Xu Sheng said he hoped to vote to express his views to the government. He emphasized that he hoped to elect a person with political ability and logical thinking to enter the parliament.

[New Territories East] Fan Guowei said the election was grim

[15:02] Fan Guowei, one of the candidates for the New Territories East and a former legislator of the New League, accompanied by Chairman of the Tai Po District Council, Guan Yongye, canvassed votes at Tai Po Plaza. He described the seriousness of his election, referring to the fact that many voters hoped for change, and expressed their votes through the ballot papers.

He also pointed out that during his canvassing in the North District this morning, a supporter told him that due to technical difficulties, he voted for him in the September general election. He explained to the voters that if he could not win in the primary election, he would not be able to compete in the election Therefore, it appealed to the people to overcome the technical difficulties and participate in the democratic primary.

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20,000 physical tickets expected or results will be announced starting Tuesday

[14:32] Ou Nuoxuan said on Facebook that due to the enthusiastic voting, paper voting began to fall short of applications, and he called on everyone to use electronic voting. He expects today to have more than 20,000 paper votes at any time. He also pointed out that it is normal to understand that candidates are nervous in canvassing votes and have opinions on the placement of other team’s promotional materials, but hope that everyone, as a democratic party, will resolve it with mutual understanding and concessions. "Control is always the next step, and we all really It’s not the government, it’s limited."

[1336] At the Tai Po Plaza ticket station, the flow of people is still unstoppable, and the public has to wait for about 20 minutes to vote.

[13:30] Zhao Jiaxian, convener of the Democratic Power, said that as of 1 noon today, 318,184 people voted in the primary election. Ou Nuoxuan, who has organized a preliminary election, said that he has received about 10,000 physical paper votes so far. It is estimated that after the election, it may be about 20,000. It may take a full day to count the votes. The result may be announced on Tuesday.

[Hong Kong Island] Citizen Party Zheng Dahong is in a hurry

[12:30] Citizen District Councillor Zheng Dahong, who participated in the primary election on Hong Kong Island and replaced Chen Shuzhuang, declared an emergency.

[New Territories East] Chen Zhiquan: Zeng Guowei's remarks inspire citizens to vote

[12:30] Chen Zhiquan, a member of the People’s Power Legislative Assembly who is running in the New Territories East, said yesterday that 230,000 people voted for Hong Kong people "the more they suppress, the stronger the resistance." However, thanks to the Chief Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Zeng Guowei said that the primary election may violate the National Security Law, and the police searched the Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion before the polling day, which aroused the public's desire to vote.

Chen Zhiquan estimates that 500,000 people will vote in the end, and that the number of voters has a greater symbolic significance when the government prohibits marches and restrains orders. This is a very simple way for the democrats to gather public opinion.

As for personal selection, Chen Zhiquan, who leads the polls, bluntly said, "Don't dare to speak." "Someone speaks slowly will be stable, so I support the newcomers, but if everyone is flattering me, I will not be stable", but he laughs He said he felt good, because many neighborhoods took the initiative to vote for him to trust him.

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[New Territories East] Lin Zhuoting: The election situation is relatively tense

[11:30] New Territories East Primary Candidate, Democratic Party Lin Zhuo Ting said that if there are more than 500,000 people voting in this primary election, they will clearly and strongly protest the National Security Law on behalf of Hong Kong people. "It also reflects Hong Kong's extreme anger at the SAR Government's governance.

Lin Zhuoting, who appeared at the Tai Po ticket station, was quite touched by the long queue at the ticket station. He pointed out that it has been a year since the anti-amendment movement and the people still insist on participating in various ways. Lin Zhuoting pointed out that his election situation is relatively tense, and young people and young friends vote, and the Democratic Party’s support group is middle-aged and elderly, so he hopes that more people will vote.

[New Territories West] More than 100 people line up at Tianshui Wai ticket station

[11:00] The ticket station at the Kwon Jun Woo office in Tin Shui Village, Tin Shui Wai, is still in a long queue today, with more than 100 people queuing up in the hot weather. There are ticket staff at the scene to maintain order and observation by the election monitor.

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There is a long queue at the ticket station in Tianrui Village, Tianshuiwei. (Photo by Luo Jiaqing)

【Kowloon East】

[09:30] There are more than 10 people waiting outside Li Junze’s office. Due to the implementation of the restrictions on outdoor gatherings, volunteers assisted in easing the flow of people and called on the citizens in line to keep their distance. Li Junze said that some citizens arrived in the queue at 8:30 in the morning, and the flow of people at the opening of the station was slightly less than yesterday. Police officers inspected the scene, and Li Junze revealed that the police officers patrolled outside the office two or three times yesterday, during which they took pictures and copied down their ID numbers.

[09:30] Several citizens lined up at the West Kowloon Station Bus Terminus ticket station. Volunteers at the ticket station instructed the voters to vote, and some citizens came to the "old bus" to take pictures.

[09:20] There are about several citizens queuing up at the ticket station at Baoping Building, Long Ping Village, Yuen Long. No one has been seen yet. Volunteers from the ticket station are present to assist citizens in voting.

[08:58] Before the ticketing station opened, there were already more than 100 people waiting to vote at the Tai Po Plaza ticketing station.

[08:13] Dai Yaoting said on social networking sites that he believes more people will vote today. He pointed out that the primary election can be carried out smoothly, and the credit lies in the efforts of more than 240 service stations in Hong Kong, all the ticket station directors, staff, volunteers, inspectors and observers. He admits that due to the lack of preparation time, many unpredictable situations occurred, so that many things were not notified to the staff at the last moment, and to all staff to express the greatest apology. He pointed out: "Today will be a long day, because there will be many Hong Kong people who have not given up and will seize this last opportunity to continue the spirit of struggle by voting."

Yesterday was the first day of the democratic primaries. Institutionalists Shi Fangyou (Da Boman) went to Swire to single out Huang Zhifeng and Yuan Jiawei, and then lost. (Photo by Gao Zhongming)

Android users switch to web voting

Democracy Power means that the voting system will be changed, Android users will not be able to vote using the mobile application, and the voting method will use the voting page to vote. IOS users are not affected and still use the voting page to vote. The power of democracy apologizes for the inconvenience, and hopes that all citizens who vote can be more tolerant and patient.

The five service station codes formulated by the primary organizer include:

1. Everyone must wear a mask in the service station;

2. It is necessary to ensure that the staff at the service station are not persons undergoing compulsory quarantine or home quarantine, and that they are in good physical condition;

3. It is recommended that everyone take a body temperature check before entering the service station;

4. The staff must ensure that the number of people in the service station meets the requirements of the restriction order, and ensure the air circulation in the station;

5. If there are many people waiting in line outside the service station to wait for entry, they must ensure that everyone maintains an appropriate social distance and meets the requirements of the restriction order. If there are people who exceed the set limit, the staff may ask some people to leave and not return until another time.

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