Legislative Council Election 2020 | Where are the "protesters" being "big DQ" and "moderates"?

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Author: Special Writer

2020-07-31 19:12

The nomination period for the 2020 Legislative Council General Election ended today (July 31). Yesterday, 12 "democrats" who promised to veto the Budget were disqualified from running for the election, including many traditional pan citizens; the SAR government It has just been finalized that the legislative council election will be postponed until September 5 next year. This in disguise means that all candidates will be temporarily "dQ". However, no matter how DQ is and how long it is postponed, the nature of the parliament’s rational discussion of politics will not change. When the bottom line of the central government becomes clearer, "democrats" politicians really need to think carefully and return to moderation and pragmatism. Or continue to go to extremes?

Written by: Luo Yu

Candidates for DQ include Yuan Jiawei (second from left), Liang Huangwei (third from left), Zheng Dahong (fourth from left), etc. (Profile picture)

Among the many candidates for the main "struggle route," many expressed that they would fight the government to the end, and there are no shortage of clear statements that they would vote against the budget and paralyze the government, threatening to "seeking speculation." Previously, a number of democratic candidates received letters from the Returning Officer, requesting answers related to "requires foreign sanctions", "opposes the National Security Law", "vetoes the budget and other government bills" and "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region laws" Status" in order to consider whether the nomination is valid. Most of the candidates gave more conservative answers. It can be seen that "chuckling the government" is just an electoral gesture, allowing voters to see their position at a glance. If they really enter the parliament, the actual operation may not be so radical.

The Democratic Party, Huang Biyun, lost in the primary elections. She said at a press conference that the public may expect candidates to have a clearer image of resistance, or they may take people’s livelihood and policy considerations lightly, saying that she is a scholar who does not fully meet the voters. Confrontation expectations. (Photo by Yu Junliang)

However, attracting eyeballs in elections and using "going to extremes" to make voters clarify their positions can be a competitive strategy, but I believe that as long as they do not see a specific political platform, the vote of voters will also be difficult to bet on a few political statements. The Democratic Party veteran Huang Biyun lost in the primary election. She said at the press conference that in this general climate, the public may expect candidates to have a clearer image of resistance, or they may take people’s livelihood and policy considerations lightly, saying that they are of academic origin. The self does not fully meet the expectations of the voters in confrontation. These embarrassing remarks seem to indicate that only "radical enough" can do parliamentary work. So, what is meant by "radical enough"? Maybe Liang Guoxiong's tone was not polite, and his actions such as throwing plastic bottles, jasmine flowers, coptis, bitter gourd and so on at the rostrum were already regarded as the "most radical", but compared to the odor-repellents and physical conflicts between members of the congress that had been in the past, On the contrary, the "most radical" of the year seemed a lot more gentle.

Li Guolin in the health service industry has always been regarded as "conservative and too gentle." (Information Picture/Photo by Lu Yiming)

Li Guolin in the health service industry has always been regarded as "conservative and too gentle." He was defeated in the democratic primary elections and was attacked by his opponents for "disposing of the old", "betraying Hong Kong" and "betraying democracy." Li Guolin's team listed every motion and topic of concern since he joined the parliament in 2004, but they are still picked up by the fingers "have not done anything in more than ten years." From professionally-oriented nurses, administrative regulation of medical professions, training and other issues, to citizen medical and health-based elderly medical care, disability allowances, and rehabilitation assistance, all have been his concerns during his 16-year parliamentary career ——The only thing that he hasn't done, presumably is also the point where his opponents attacked him, is the fierce struggle for the democrats in the parliament. This is also a point that Li Guolin is often criticized. As a democrat, he has never made a political statement. Li Guolin told "Hong Kong 01" in an exclusive interview that he was first as a member of the health service industry. Of course, he should put the interests of the industry and people's livelihood medical treatment first, and then talk about politics.

Zhang Chaoxiong, who is regarded as "the long hair in the social welfare world," has a completely different behavior from Liang Guoxiong. He has never lost his reason, and he has never been so clever, but he has always appeared in a "serious" image. This is because he believes that radicalism and gentleness are just different ways. It cannot be said that gentle and rational expressions are "outdated." He is a parliamentary veteran who is obviously not radical enough, but what has he done? Optimizing unemployment CSSA, rare diseases, disability allowances for the elderly, fighting for standard working hours, protecting the rights and interests of minorities, etc. These are social issues that Zhang Chaoxiong has been paying attention to for more than ten years. This year’s "Budget" announced the distribution of 10,000 yuan to Hong Kong permanent residents who have reached the age of 18. Zhang Chaoxiong immediately pointed out that there are problems with this plan, criticizing immigrants for decades in foreign countries. Hong Kong permanent residents can receive money, but in Hong Kong New immigrants who have lived and come to Hong Kong for less than 7 years do not. He also reflected that most new immigrants are at the grassroots level, and many people even live in subdivided housing and are not eligible to apply for public housing. This actually made him accused of "not firm position", but when he mentioned this matter in an interview with "Hong Kong 01", this just reflects his firm position: "I am a social worker from beginning to end. His "Title" is to help the disadvantaged, no matter who he is."

Optimizing unemployment CSSA, rare diseases, disability allowances for the elderly, fighting for standard working hours, protecting the rights and interests of minorities, etc. These are social issues that Zhang Chaoxiong has been paying attention to for more than ten years. (Photo/Photo by Li Zetong)

Perhaps for directly elected parliamentarians, they will inevitably depart from their political stance as they bear partisan responsibility and "baggage." But any politics serves the people's livelihood and well-being, and it must never override it. Members of the functional constituencies also have "burden", that is, the expectations of the practitioners behind them-voters and practitioners in these groups naturally have different positions and ideologies, but what the functional constituency members seek is theirs. For the interests of the field, it is necessary to propose policies that take care of people's livelihood. Just like Li Guolin, he represents the image of 23 different professions behind the health service sector, so it is impossible to get rid of these and fight in the parliament and "charge into battle." But what he did was to fight for the 23 health service professions he represented, to fight for the health and well-being of Hong Kong citizens.

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