Legislative Council Election | Jasper Tsang: To avoid disrupting the normal legislative cycle should be postponed by 1 year

Political situation

Written by: Zhai Ruimin

2020-07-24 20:45

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has become more and more serious, and the voice of the establishment camp for adjourning the election has gradually increased. In an interview with the media today (24), the former President of the Legislative Council, Jasper Tsang, pointed out that due to the severe epidemic, in order to avoid the polling station becoming a center of spreading the virus, the government should act decisively and postpone the Legislative Council election for one year. It is said that in order to prevent the Legislative Council from falling into a vacuum after September, the current legislators will work for one more year. Jasper Jasper denied the relevant claim, saying that according to the Basic Law, the term of office of each Legislative Council is four years. Article 11 of the Legislative Council Ordinance instructs the former President of the Legislative Council to convene an emergency meeting.

The establishment has recently proposed many plans to postpone the election, including the proposal to use the "Emergency Law" or the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Diseases" to postpone elections on the grounds of public health or health risks. (Profile picture)

It is recommended that the next term of office starts on October 1, 2021

The establishment has recently proposed many plans to postpone the election, including the proposal to use the "Emergency Law" or the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Diseases" to postpone elections on the grounds of public health or health risks. Another suggestion is that the government may postpone the election date according to social conditions in accordance with Article 44 of the Legislative Council Ordinance, but the date shall not be later than 14 days. During the interview, Jasper Tsang pointed out that the regulations did not state that the postponement could only be one time, and he suggested that the government should continue to postpone it. He also pointed out that the government had better postpone the 7th Legislative Council until October 1, 2021, so as not to disrupt the normal legislative cycle.

Regarding the news that the current legislators will do one more year to solve the legislative council vacuum problem, Jasper Tsang believes that it will not happen because the Basic Law stipulates that each legislative council has a term of four years. The approach is more reasonable and legal.

Last year, the pre-establishment system of the district council elections also caused unfair elections with the "Lennon Wall" and the destruction of regional offices. The government has repeatedly asked the government to postpone the elections, but ultimately failed. (Profile picture)

Last year, the pre-establishment system of the district council elections also caused unfair elections with the "Lennon Wall" and the destruction of regional offices. The government has repeatedly asked the government to postpone the elections, but ultimately failed. Jasper Tsang explained that it is because the District Councils Ordinance stipulates that a general election must be held every 4 years, and the term of each district council starts on January 1, and the election date cannot be later than before the start of the new term 15 Day; even if the election is postponed, it will be postponed for at most three weeks. However, the Legislative Council Ordinance does not have similar provisions. The term of office of each legislative council is determined by the Chief Executive in Council.

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