Political situation
Written by: Wu Zhuoan
2020-11-11 17:07
Last update date: 2020-11-11 17:07
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress made a decision on the qualifications of members of the Legislative Council. It refers to the fact that members of the Legislative Council will immediately lose their qualifications as members of the Legislative Council after they are recognized in accordance with the law because they promote or support Hong Kong independence. The relevant decisions will be announced by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
The government immediately issued a press release announcing that, in accordance with the relevant decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the Civic Party Yang Yueqiao, Guo Rongkeng, Guo Jiaqi and the accountant Liang Jichang immediately lost their qualifications as members of the Legislative Council.
Four people were disqualified in the original September Legislative Council election.
The Chief Secretary for Administration Zhang Jianzong wrote to the President of the Legislative Council today (11th), Leung Junyan, saying that in response to the "decision", he urged the Secretary of the Legislative Council to announce Leung Jichang, Guo Jiaqi, Guo Rongkeng and Yang Yueqiao in accordance with Article 35(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance The seats have been vacant since July 30 this year.
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Zhang Jianzong met with reporters before attending the executive meeting yesterday morning (10th) as the acting chief executive. He repeatedly refused to comment on the relevant news, saying that the reports of the past day were all speculation and unconfirmed, and he could not respond to this.
For the democrats, if the DQ will resign, Zhang Jianzong pointed out that he does not want to see a major change in the legislative council. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress hopes that the members will perform their duties. The purpose is to move forward together.
Zhang Jianzong wrote to Liang Junyan today, saying that in accordance with the decision of the National People's Congress, the government has issued a press announcement announcing that Liang Jichang, Guo Jiaqi, Guo Rongkeng and Yang Yueqiao were due to be nominated for the seventh legislative council election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region originally scheduled to be held on September 6, 2020. Being found to be incompatible with the statutory requirements and conditions for upholding the Basic Law and loyal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, immediately loses his qualifications as a member of the Legislative Council.
Zhang Jianzong said that the SAR government will publish an announcement on the "decision" in the Gazette later. In response to the "decision", he urges the Secretary of the Legislative Council to declare Liang Jichang, Guo Jiaqi, Guo Rongkeng and Yang Yueqiao in accordance with Article 35(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance The seats elected as members of the Legislative Council in the Accounting Functional Constituency, New Territories West Geographical Constituency, Legal Functional Constituency and New Territories East Geographical Constituency respectively have been vacant since July 30 this year.
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