Political situation
Written by: Liu Jinhua
2020-07-25 17:51
Last update date: 2020-07-25 17:51Six pro-democrats who are interested in electing the various functional constituencies of the next Legislative Council held a joint press conference today (25th), saying they hope to get more nominations from the industry, otherwise they may not be able to participate in the election.
Yuen Long District Councillor Zhang Xiu-yin, who was elected to the wholesale and retail sector, said that for the democrats in the functional constituency, it is difficult to get ten nominations because the democrats are not from vested interest groups. He believes that nomination for a candidate from the democratic camp does not mean that he supports the candidate, but instead promotes election competition, and the voting is secret. He urged people in the industry to face offenses when faced with the "hit votes" of the Liaison Office.
Wong Wai-shin (second from right) pointed out that the incumbent member of the engineering sector, Lu Weiguo, has only asked 29 questions in the past eight years. He believes that lazy members will appear because of lack of competition. (Photo by Liu Jinhua)
Whether or not to veto the budget, many people said they want to consult the industry
Asked if he is elected, he will veto the budget. Li Funa, who wants to elect the insurance industry, and the Wan Chai district councillor, Li Wing-choi, who wants to elect the real estate and construction industry, expressed his intention to veto the budget. Cheung Hsiu-hsien said that it depends on the content and the situation. If the budget cannot help the industry, it will not support it. He also criticized the establishment for accepting all the proposals made by the government in the past. Wong Wai Sun, who was elected to the engineering sector, said that all proposals will be deliberated carefully with the professional rationality of an engineer. At that time, the industry will be consulted and the public will be considered before making a decision.
Lin Haobo, the Southern District Councillor who wants to be elected in the financial services sector, said that he would analyze the bill from a professional perspective, hoping to balance the interests of the public and the industry. The founder of the travel information website "Flying again!" said that members of functional constituencies should consider the interests of the industry. When they encounter proposals that have vital interests in the industry, they will consult voters. The actual operation depends on the time. The composition of the Legislative Council will determine its attitude towards the budget after the election.
Members of the approved establishment support the amendment to be responsible for the status quo of society
Cheung Hsiu-hsien pointed out that the full direct election of the Legislative Council will enable the Council to serve the public interest of Hong Kong and play a supervisory role. He criticized the establishment functional constituency for supporting fugitive offenders to amend the ordinance last year and be responsible for the current state of society. Cheung Hsiu-hsien also stated that challenging the functional constituency elections is to promote competition and make the election process open and subject to media and voters' monitoring. He believes that functional constituencies are the key battlefield for more than half of the democratic parties.
Wong Wai-shin pointed out that the incumbent member of the engineering sector, Lu Weiguo, has only asked 29 questions in the past eight years. He believes that lazy members appear because of lack of competition. He denounces the establishment of functional constituencies for not being effective in fighting for the interests of the industry and appeals to voters from all walks of life. Actively nominate and vote to break the monopoly.
Lin Haobo (second from left) pointed out that the financial services industry has been monopolized in the past 30 years. The election is to create competition and break the monopoly. He hopes to enter the parliament to speak for the industry and improve the business environment. (Photo by Liu Jinhua)
Lin Haobo hopes to break the parliamentary monopoly and improve the business environment
Southern District Councillor Lin Haobo pointed out that the financial services sector has been monopolized in the past 30 years. The election is to create competition and break the monopoly. He hopes to enter the council to speak up for the industry and improve the business environment. Wan Chai District Councillor Li Wing-choi pointed out that most of the real estate and construction sectors are company votes and will concentrate on obtaining nomination votes from SMEs. Li Yongcai also criticized the absurdity of this sector, saying that large real estate developers do not need representatives to represent them, and representatives should speak up for the people, hoping to bring out the housing problem of young people through the elections, restrict mainlanders from buying houses, and repossess the land. Initiatives such as golf courses.
Zhou Jinji said that all voters in the tourism sector are company votes, and it is not easy to get nominations, and many industry organizations have business related to the Mainland. SMEs will also worry that they will be pressured if they nominate him, but Zhou emphasized that the industry cannot wait under the epidemic. The government sends money to bail out, and it is better to give it a go to support democratic candidates when business returns to zero.
Li Funa believes that the insurance industry has only more than 100 corporate voters, but it represents 130,000 insurance practitioners, criticizing this system as feudalism in the 21st century. He said that he understood that voters in the insurance sector did not want to be involved in politics, but believed that they had privileges and corresponding responsibilities, and called on them to do the right thing.
When asked whether everyone would sign the confirmation letter, except for Zhang Xiuxian and Huang Weixin, who was elected by the engineering community, who had already signed it, the other four candidates all said they would sign.
For other registered candidates, please see:
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So far, the wholesale and retail candidates who have registered for the election are Zhang Xiuxian, the insurance industry has Chen Jianbo, the real estate and construction industry has Shi Liqian, the financial services industry has Xu Lian'an, Zhan Jianlun, and Zhang Huafeng, the tourism industry has Yao Boliang, and the engineering industry has Huang Weixin, Cheng Mingda, Lu Weiguo.
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