Political situation
Written by: Sha Ban Shan
2020-08-01 07:00
Last update date: 2020-08-01 07:00Chief Executive Carrie Lam has postponed the Legislative Council elections originally scheduled for September 6 by one year on the grounds of focusing on fighting the epidemic, and asked the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to take action to deal with the issue of the Legislative Council's vacuum period. Current members are expected to adopt a special form "Extension" for one year.
Under the great changes, a group of veterans who had already clearly retired from the line, as well as members who were forced by the current situation to not be eligible for re-election, now have the opportunity to return to the parliament and become members of parliament for a year to become the biggest winner. On the contrary, some echelons who have signed up for the election and are waiting for the top have no choice but to sit on the "cold bench" for one more year.
After one session, "some people resigned and returned to their hometowns, and some missed the night to rush to the examination room." This is the most common thing, but under the raging epidemic, everything has become unusual, causing a large number of politicians to lose their budget. The government announced that the Legislative Council election will be postponed for one year. In order to maintain the functions of the Legislative Council, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is expected to take action. Current members can be appointed by the court or directly appointed for a new term of office. Liang Zhixiang, Huang Dingguang, Huang Guojian of the Federation of Trade Unions, etc. will return to the parliament again. Mo Naiguang, who is determined to give way to young people, and the DAB Ke Chongsheng, who is dedicated to staying with his family, also want to return to this political battlefield.
However, for some parliamentarians who have given up re-election due to the current situation, it may be possible to extend one year. In terms of organizational structure, Lu Chung-hsiung of the Federation of Trade Unions cannot be re-elected in the labor sector in accordance with the "family rules." In order to achieve the overall situation under the gloom of the regional election defeat, he had to abandon the competition for directly elected seats and instead support his brother Deng Jiabiao in Jiudong. After an extension of one year, it is still unknown how the political situation will change by then, and it is not surprising that there is a chance to stand up.
As for the pan-democrats, the Civic Party Chen Shuzhuang and the social welfare sector Shao Jiazhen were sentenced to more than three months in prison and were not allowed to stand for election within five years. However, the Democratic Party Huang Biyun and the health service sector Li Guolin who lost in the primary elections, etc. They were not screened out when they were postponed, and everyone "earned one more year" in disguise.
The outside world generally believes that postponing elections is beneficial to the establishment of elections. The pro-democracy primaries mobilized more than 600,000 people to vote and the momentum is booming. The epidemic hits Hong Kong and affects the source of the establishment, which is dominated by the elderly. Elections can be described as the best policy for the establishment of a system to deal with disadvantages. No one knows how the political atmosphere in Hong Kong has developed after the epidemic. The elections have become more complicated. Whether the establishment can re-dominate public opinion is still to be revealed. It is also difficult to predict whether the new blood preparing to join the parliament will retain its current advantages.
Take Li Zijing of the New Democratic Party as an example. This year, he boldly moved from the Liberal Party to the New Democratic Party and won the election of Xindong. He won a lot of fame and support through YouTube and the "Deep Blue Patriotic" route. However, when elections are held next year, Li Zijing's line is unknown whether there is still an advantage.
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