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Legislative Council election postponed ︳Pan people gather on Friday to discuss countermeasures against boycotts

2020-08-05T23:10:19.416Z


The government cited the "Emergency Law" to postpone the Legislative Council elections for one year. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will hold a meeting next week. It is expected to make a decision on the postponement of the current legislative council members. There are pro-democracy supporters who believe that Panmin should stay in the parliament, even in the "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0" until there is only one soldier left. The lyricist Lin Xi, Zhang Kunyang, who focuses on the "international front," and others advocate the general resignation of Panmin. , There is a lot of discussion in the local pan-people circle. Many pro-democracy members admitted that the National People’s Congress has not yet explained its plan to deal with the parliamentary vacuum period. It is too early to decide whether to stay behind, boycott, or general remarks at this stage, but emphasized that all major sections hope to be able to go together, "Stay together. Stay, if you want to go, you must go." It is understood that members of each section will hold an internal meeting this Friday (7th) to discuss countermeasures, including listing different possibilities, so as to formulate a response plan.


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Written by: Wu Zhuoan

2020-08-06 07:00

Last update date: 2020-08-06 07:00

The government cited the "Emergency Law" to postpone the Legislative Council elections for one year. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will hold a meeting next week. It is expected to make a decision on the postponement of the current legislative council members. There are pro-democracy supporters who believe that Panmin should stay in the parliament, even in the "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0" until there is only one soldier left. The lyricist Lin Xi, Zhang Kunyang, who focuses on the "international front," and others advocate the general resignation of Panmin. , There is a lot of discussion in the local pan-people circle.

Many pro-democracy members admitted that the National People’s Congress has not yet explained its plan to deal with the parliamentary vacuum period. It is too early to decide whether to stay behind, boycott, or general remarks at this stage, but emphasized that all major sections hope to be able to go together, "Stay together. Stay, if you want to go, you must go." It is understood that members of each section will hold an internal meeting this Friday (7th) to discuss countermeasures, including listing different possibilities, so as to formulate a response plan.

The democrats will hold an internal meeting this Friday (7th) to discuss countermeasures, which will enumerate different possibilities and formulate different response plans. (Photo by Zhang Haowei/Profile Picture)

Lin Xi and others advocated the general term to describe it as a nuclear bomb level statement

Since the government announced the postponement of elections for one year, the outside world has been concerned about how the government handles the vacuum period in the next year of parliament. The government has not chosen to deal with it on its own. Instead, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will make a decision on the arrangements for the next year, adding uncertainties to the situation.

Some members of the democrats have calculated and analyzed the various possibilities of the National People’s Congress on the extension of the appointment: 1) directly extend the sixth legislative council for one year, and all members will transition smoothly without additional conditions; 2) extend the sixth legislative council In one year, all members need to be re-sworn in, including the four members who were elected by the Returning Officer DQ; 3) the establishment of the "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0", except for the four members of the DQ, all current members are appointed to join the "Provisional Legislative Council"; ) The establishment of the "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0", the government can appoint current members, former members or social figures to join at will to kick the pan-people out.

At the same time, the society began to brew the voice of Panmin's remarks. Among them, the lyricist Lin Xi's initiative received the most attention. He wrote "Panmin not always resigns, when will it be?" "In a newspaper article, it was the National People’s Congress who bluntly stated that they wanted to "sweep" and that the Panmin should "success" them. He also said that if the Panmin is worried about the "Provisional Legislative Council 2.0", Beijing will appoint its own people and pass a controversial bill. "It's better to go all out for one time, really stir up speculation." The people described the overall speech as a "nuclear bomb-level statement", "at least it deserves a big headline."

Whether Yang Yueqiao, Guo Rongkeng and Guo Jiaqi can extend their posts may become the key to the Panmin’s decision to stay behind or boycott. (Photo by Yu Junliang/Data Picture)

Xu Zhifeng: Considering the legitimacy and mainstream public opinion Chen Zhiquan points out that it is too early

Regarding the future direction of the Pan-Democrats, Xu Zhifeng, the Democratic Party, said in an interview with the media yesterday that whether the democrats will join the parliament in the next year requires in-depth internal discussions. It will first depend on the legitimacy of the parliament in the next year and mainstream public opinion. Xu Zhifeng believes that most people still hope that the democrats will fight every inch of their territory.

Li Guolin from the health service sector said that there is a lot of talk in the market, describing the situation as being rather complicated. Li Guolin, who lost the primary election, said frankly that he "would not vote early in the morning." If the National People's Congress decides to unconditionally extend the current parliament for one year, members will " After the summer vacation, go back to work," but he pointed out that if the "summer vacation" has to be "sworn" to start work, it is puzzling. He believes that in any case, whether the pan-democracy should be postponed depends on whether the parliament in the next year can still play the role of checks and balances. Li Guolin said that he understands that some people suggest using the general remarks as a means of expressing their opinions. He believes that once a decision on the general remarks is made, the democrats need to clearly explain the reasons and basis of the general remarks.

People's Power Chen Zhiquan believes that it is too early to discuss whether the boycott is still being discussed. He pointed out that it is still unknown whether the National People's Congress decides whether to postpone the current legislature. If the National People's Congress decides not to postpone, it will directly form an interim legislature or a guard assembly. Members cannot choose to resign or not to resign. Chen Zhiquan expressed the hope that the democrats will be able to achieve the same result, and believe that at this moment, the MPs will no longer consider their personal interests when making decisions.

When accepting the media yesterday, the Democratic Party Xu Zhifeng said that whether the democrats will join the parliament in the coming year requires in-depth internal discussions. (Photo by Yu Junliang/Data Picture)

If "DQ4" cannot be extended, many pan-people tend to boycott

It is understood that the democrats will hold an internal meeting this Friday (7th) to discuss countermeasures, which will enumerate different possibilities and formulate different response plans. Some members of the democratic camp confessed that there were private discussions among them on boycotts and general remarks, but there is still no consensus. Some congressmen are also concerned about the issue of "DQ4". If Yang Yueqiao, Guo Rongkeng, Guo Jiaqi, and Liang Jichang of the accounting circles are not extended by the Returning Officer of the DQ, the democratic party has lost a key minority in disguise, and the pro-establishment party can condemn the bill every week. , The democrats are kicked out of the parliament one by one, humiliating the elected representatives, so many democrats also think that if the "DQ4" loses seats, they all tend to choose a full boycott of the parliament.

The congressman continued that, whether it is a boycott or a general remark, once this decision is made, it is almost equivalent to the democratic camp abandoning the parliamentary front forever. Therefore, he believes that this decision must be supported by sufficient theoretical foundations. Democrats also need to unite their words and deeds in the future. Future actions Need to be consistent with the general decision.

People's Power Chen Zhiquan believes that it is still too early to discuss whether to boycott. (Photo by Yu Junliang/Data Picture)

Li Guolin pointed out that if the "summer vacation" has to be "sworn" to start work, it is puzzling. (Photo by Ou Jiale / Profile Picture)

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