Finance plus zero one. Essence｜Liu Zhaojia: How to deal with the Legislative Council vacuum when Beijing is not nervous

Political situation

Written by: Wu Zhuoan and Luo Jiaqing

2020-08-13 20:44

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed unanimously on Tuesday (11th) the 6th Legislative Council to be extended for no less than one year. The four democratic members who were disqualified from the election by the Returning Officer earlier are also included. There is still no consensus on whether to extend the appointment.

Liu Zhaojia, the vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, accepted an interview with the "Hong Kong 01" program "Finance Plus One" and pointed out that from the perspective of Beijing, the possibility of postponing the election and making the pan-people fight for "35+" no longer exists, anyway. Dominated by the establishment, Beijing chooses the simplest procedural method with the least political and legal disputes. "I feel that Beijing doesn't pay much attention to postponing the election (how to deal with it later)."

Liu Zhaojia pointed out that the US sanctions actually speed up the implementation of the principle of patriots ruling Hong Kong by the central government. "Through the test from the United States, people who are loyal to the country and the Chinese nation can be screened to a certain extent."

Liu Zhaojia pointed out that no matter what method is used to deal with the vacuum period of the Legislative Council, the parliament is also dominated by the establishment. Beijing itself does not need to be overly nervous to deal with the vacuum period. Therefore, Beijing chooses the simplest method in terms of procedures and the least political and legal disputes, and it can at the same time. Immediately make the work of the Legislative Council consistent.

Refers to the general remarks of the pan-people will lose important resources, voters may also blame

Regarding whether the Panminist is considering staying or resigning, Liu Zhaojia analyzed from the perspective of Panminist that if he agreed to stay for any year, he actually accepted and confirmed the practice of postponing the election in disguise, and confirmed the acceptance and legitimacy of the postponed election. The study of the general remarks is not without cause, but once the general resignation, the pan-democratic legislators will lose $20 million a year in resources and exposure. If the Legislative Council passes some motions that are unacceptable to the pan-democrats, voters will also blame the democrats. Therefore, Liu Zhaojia expects that the democrats will not always resign unless they are vindictive.

The U.S. Department of Finance announced earlier that 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials including Chief Executive Carrie Lam would be sanctioned. Liu Zhaojia pointed out that U.S. sanctions would actually only cause inconvenience in handling personal finances. With the support of the Chinese government and the SAR government, this batch of Officials always have ways to solve the inconvenience problem, but he expects that the United States is unlikely to implement a greater degree of financial crackdown, because it will not only affect Hong Kong, but also the United States and even cause global financial market volatility. He also pointed out that the US sanctions actually speed up the implementation of the principle of patriots ruling Hong Kong by the central government. "Through the test from the United States, people who are loyal to the country and the Chinese nation can be screened to a certain extent."

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