Political situation
Written by: Wu Zhuo'an, Chen Jialuo, Chen Xiaoyu
2020-10-19 07:00
Last update date: 2020-10-19 07:00
The postponement crisis ended, and the Legislative Council formally resumed last Wednesday (14th). However, in the absence of Zhu Kaidi, Chen Zhiquan, and Chen Shuzhuang, the democrats are even more isolated and weak. Min MPs face a motion to condemn the establishment.
Among them, the "key seat" may be the President of the Legislative Council, Liang Junyan. If he breaks the tradition and votes and supports the condemnation motion proposed by the establishment, it is very likely that pan-democratic members will be DQ by then.
When Liang Junyan accepted the "Hong Kong 01" interview, he did not promise not to vote on the condemnation motion. He pointed out that according to the past tradition, the chairman would not vote, and he would make a decision based on the past tradition.
Liang Junyan stated that if members of Congress also abide by the "Rules of Procedure" and "handle" according to the gentleman's way, there is no need to modify the "Rules of Procedure."
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Liang Junyan: The DQ proposal is time-stable
The sixth session of the Legislative Council was originally scheduled to end in July this year. The establishment has moved a motion to condemn the 5 pan-democratic legislators of the Democratic Party, Xu Zhifeng, Lin Cheuk Ting, and passionate citizen Cheng Songtai. The motion itself has "end of life." One year, these condemnation motions unexpectedly "resurrected."
Among them, the subcommittee investigating the incident of Xu Zhifeng robbing the mobile phone has completed the investigation and provided a report in the previous legislative year. It is expected that the motion condemning Xu Zhifeng will be submitted to the conference for voting soon.
At present, the democrats, together with the medical congressmen, Chen Peiran and Cheng Songtai, have only 21 members, while the establishment has 41 members.
According to the Basic Law, the condemnation motion must be passed by two-thirds of the members present, and the condemned member must withdraw as required.
Assuming that 20 pro-democracy and 41 pro-establishment members are present, 40 pro-democratic members support the condemnation of the pan-democratic member, and 20 pro-democracy members vote against it, because the number of votes still has not reached "one-third of 61" Two", the motion was not passed.
However, if Liang Junyan "exceptionally" exercises the right to vote and "joins the circle of war" and supports the motion of condemnation proposed by the establishment, according to the situation, the pan-democratic legislator who has been condemned can be condemned.
When Liang Junyan accepted the "Hong Kong 01" interview, he did not promise that he would not vote. According to the past tradition, the chairman did not vote. He would refer to the tradition and decide how to vote at that time.
He continued to point out that the condemnation motions submitted by members must be investigated by the investigation committee, and the conclusions will be submitted to the assembly for voting. "We only consider (whether to vote) when we put it in the assembly. It may be that the current parliamentary situation is very resistant and cannot be ranked. Deliberated by the conference."
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The subcommittee investigating Xu Zhifeng’s "mobile phone grabbing" incident has completed the investigation and provided a report in the previous legislative year. It is expected that the motion condemning Xu Zhifeng will be submitted to the General Assembly for voting soon.
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Proposal to change the "Rules of Procedure" Liang Junyan appeals to the pan-people to "return to rationality"
The establishment, which has the advantage of group counting, is also ready to revise the "Rules of Procedure" again, including the abolition of the requirement that the most senior legislators preside over the election of chairpersons of various committees, to prevent the recurrence of "internal conflict".
Liang Junyan stated that if members of Congress abide by the "Rules of Procedure" and "handle" according to the gentleman's way, there is no need to modify them. "In fact, they (the establishment) amended the "Regulations" and proposed amendments in response to some problems that have just occurred. The Rules of Procedure are not a major issue. In the past many years, the Rules of Procedure have been modified to suit the current environment."
Liang Junyan pointed out that the revision of the "Rules of Procedure" has to go through many hurdles. It is first handled by the Rules of Procedure Committee, and then submitted to the internal meeting for deliberation, and then submitted to the conference for debate and voting. It takes a long time. He described that each party has time to think about it. "Thinking" and urged the pan-people to "return to rationality." There may be no need to modify the "Rules of Procedure" by then.
As for how to assess the situation of the parliament in the coming year, Liang Junyan frankly said that he was not optimistic. He pointed out that Hong Kong society is very polarized and the parliament is the epitome of society. Consider 4 uncontested bills.
Regarding whether the democrats will express their dissatisfaction with the government in a more radical way, Liang Junyan said that "we must watch all the way," but hopes that all parties can promote communication and change their work style.
Liang Junyan said that the revision of the "Rules of Procedure" also has to go through many hurdles. First, it will be processed by the Rules of Procedure Committee, then submitted to the House Committee for deliberation, and then submitted to the General Assembly for debate and voting, which takes a long time.
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