Political situation
Written by: Lin Jian and Deng Yinglin
2020-09-30 10:10
Last update date: 2020-09-30 10:10
The Democratic Party earlier commissioned the Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion to conduct a poll on whether the democrats will stay in the parliament after the extension. The results show that among the supporters of the relevant members, 47.1% support retention and 45.8% oppose retention. The threshold set, as only half of the people advocated to stay, 14 members and Liang Yaozhong decided to stay in the parliament after political judgment; Chen Shuzhuang did not stay and withdrew from the Civic Party.
However, the polls also show that whether it is counting all the interviewees, supporters of the centrist, and supporters of the entire democratic camp, more people oppose retention.
The convener of the democratic party meeting and the chairman of the Democratic Party, Hu Zhiwei, stated on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program that he did see the big divergence of public opinion and believed that this was to urge the remaining members to do better in the coming year.
He also pointed out that compared with as many as 60% of the democratic supporters who reported leaving office at the end of August, after a month of rational discussions, the distance has narrowed.
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Among the 2,560 samples of the Minyan Research Institute, 53.4% opposed retention, and only 36.8% supported retention.
For example, in the subdivisions, the pro-democracy respondents supported retention by 43.9% and opposed 48.1%; the middle group supported retention by 35% and opposed 54.4%; and the pro-establishment group supported retention by 18.3% and opposed it. There are 72.5%.
On the whole, supporters of all political sectors also tend to leave the office.
Hu Zhiwei said that at the beginning, he had imagined that public opinion was very divided. After the public opinion was adjusted, the threshold was adjusted. He hoped that this poll can create an atmosphere of discussion. In the next step, it can integrate public opinion and cooperate with democratic supporters outside the parliament as much as possible.
He understands that there are some people who are unhappy anyway, but there is always a need to delay the government’s perverse actions in the parliament. He will do better in the next year. He also hopes that all parties can calmly express their opinions and start a dialogue to mend everyone’s distrust. .
Hu Zhiwei also urged that "these were born from the same roots." The democrats need to face real opponents and muster forces to deal with the Hong Kong government. The remaining members will take political responsibility.
For the supporters of the democrats as a whole, there are also more requests for resignation. Hu Zhiwei responded that even if the positions of the supporters of the democrats are always calculated, both sides are less than half.
He also pointed out that the results of the "We Hong Kong People" poll conducted by the Hong Kong People's Research Institute published on August 21 showed that there were 21,367 respondents who claimed to be supporters of the pro-democracy camp. 63% opposed the retention of the pan-citizens and 20%. Supporting retention, the final result has also significantly shortened the distance between the two.
Hu Zhiwei stated that he will go all out in the parliamentary struggle in the coming year.
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Keep the less powerful but useful tools and continue to fight
With regard to the large divergence of public opinion, will this result in the remaining MPs in the coming year being forced to be more radical and respond to the expectations of the protesters?
Hu Zhiwei pointed out that political pressure itself exists, and the democrats must strengthen their fighting will and combat effectiveness, and will continue to persevere in "remaining low, we must go all out."
He also pointed out that the current supporters of the overall democratic faction are objectively disgusted with the government. Even if a physical conflict breaks out, they may not be disgusted with the Democratic Party. "It doesn't matter how moderate or radical it is. The techniques are beginning to get closer and closer."
Hu Zhiwei later stated in a commercial program that the results of the polls were divided, but in the coming year there will be votes for citizens to express their opinions. In addition, there are three fronts of resistance, including the international, the street and the parliament. He does not want to give up "not powerful but useful tools." ".
He also said that he understands that in the coming year, the public will have more demands on members of parliament, and he reiterated that he will do a good job in the discussion space. The democrats will be more united and disciplined in the future and retain their will to fight in the parliament.
Some supporters of the pro-democracy group regard the retention of members as equivalent to agreeing that the government’s postponement of elections is to comply with the decision of the National People's Congress to change the "appointment of the Legislative Council," so they must boycott the post.
Zhong Jianhua, the deputy chief executive of the Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion, believes that the Basic Law states that members of the Legislative Council shall be held every four years, and it is reasonable for the public to have this idea.
But from a pragmatic perspective, even if members choose not to stay in office, the parliament will continue to operate in the next year, and decisions in the parliament will be considered "legal" under the current circumstances.
The leader of the Civic Party, Yang Yueqiao, believes that the results of the poll were split. Whether they stay or leave, they will "offend half of the people." They can only do their best to work. In the coming year, there will be fewer democratic members in parliament, and there will be more constraints. , The democrats will be more united.
He also believes that some conservative or establishment supporters may not support the Lantau Tomorrow Project, which requires a large amount of public funds. He believes that there is room for the majority of society to support it.
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