Democratic primary election ︳ Zhao Jiaxian issued a statement announcing his withdrawal from the legislative elections coordination work

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Written by: Zhou Lixi

2020-07-16 15:24

The Democratic primary election completed the counting of votes. Following a lead member of the Legislative Council, Ou Nuoxuan, announced the withdrawal, Democratic Power Convener Zhao Jiaxian issued a statement today (16th) that he withdrew from participating in the coordination work. He explained that he had considered the opinions of various parties and was responsible for those around him before deciding to withdraw.

Zhao Jiaxian said that the final result of the primary election has been announced and his collaborative role has ended.

Zhao Jiaxian's statement on Facebook stated that Democracy Power was commissioned by the Associate Professors of the Law Department of the University of Hong Kong Dai Yaoting and Ou Nuoxuan to undertake the "Democratic 35+ Referendum". The final result has been announced and his collaborative role has been completed.

Zhao Jiaxian said that after careful consideration of the opinions of all parties, he was responsible for the people around him, the Democratic Power Executive Committee and its affiliated organizations, and announced that he would withdraw from participating in the coordination work of this Legislative Council election. According to the primary election mechanism proposed by Dai Yaoting, prospective candidates in the Kowloon West District Direct Election District have decided to decide how many candidate lists to send after the poll is over.

Earlier, Ou Nuoxuan announced that the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and the Central Liaison Office had accused the primary election of being illegal, plus that he had already been in three cases and decided to withdraw from the primary election.

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