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Written by: Commentary Editing Room
2020-11-25 07:00
Last update date: 2020-11-25 07:00
Last November 24th was the district council election, in which the non-establishment faction won a big victory.
Over the past year, many unexpected things happened.
The Home Affairs Department and non-establishment district councilors are at war. The conventions of the council have been misused. District councils cannot meet in conference rooms. Recently, district councilors have been arrested one after another.
Political disputes enveloped the parliament, and regional affairs were forced to put aside, which is really disappointing.
Both the government and legislators must bear in mind that the district boards are not used for political struggle, but for citizens to participate in district reforms.
From the moment when the voter participation rate in this election hit a record high and the non-establishment faction won a big victory, the community has foreseen that the district councils will not be calm.
On the one hand, non-establishment supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with the turmoil of the amendment through votes. Most of their district councillors actively participated in the struggle. Coupled with the expectations of the supporters, they would definitely pursue the officials in the district council and demand their consent. Supporters appeal.
The Commissioner of Police, Deng Pingqiang, became a target, and he was repeatedly investigated for the police's deployment decisions.
When the National Security Law was enacted in the Yunniang Port District, the 17 district councils unanimously passed the request to withdraw. The focus of action was not on the topic but on the form, because the meeting was held in the same place at the same time, which was rare in the past.
On November 24, 2019, the district council election polling day, there were long queues at various polling stations in Hong Kong.
(Photo by Yu Junliang/Data Picture)
Remember the original intention of reforming the district administration
These actions of non-establishment district councilors may win the supporters' applause and vent their anger, but the relationship between these actions and the welfare of the region is really limited.
For local voters, even if the legislative turmoil and the Hong Kong National Security Law are important matters, they do not live their entire lives. Voters will also care about their food, clothing, housing, medical care, education, social welfare, recreation, and environmental protection. Each category has a far-reaching impact.
Furthermore, there are still as many as 40% of voters who support the establishment. Non-establishment district board members cannot only serve their voters, but must collectively reflect the opinions of all parties.
This is by no means to say that non-establishment members are useless after taking office. They abolished the Council’s authorized votes and co-opted members system, and took the initiative to broadcast the meetings to increase the transparency of the Council; promoted toll fees in the Northwest New Territories bus area and stepped up to follow the footbridge on Mong Kok Road The construction progress, the joint initiative to establish the Hong Kong Island Roundabout, and so on, are all regarded as regional ethics, and they have done things that were not possible when the establishment was led.
If the district councillors can devote more effort to eliminate the chronic diseases in the region and turn them into political achievements, they will certainly be recognized by the local residents, including the supporters of the establishment.
14 Democrats District Councillors from the Central and Western District filed a complaint with the Office of The Ombudsman today (17), alleging that in the District Council meeting yesterday (16), the Central and Western District Civil Affairs Commissioner Wong Ho Wing Sze led a group of government officials to leave and criticized her for violating civil servants. The principle of political neutrality.
(Photo by Peng Zhuowei)
The government needs to accommodate people
On the other hand, the government claims that the pan-democracy continues to disrupt the operation of the parliament, but it actually requires officials to "cooperate" to get things done.
District Offices of Home Affairs have repeatedly refused to provide secretarial services to members of the District Councils Ordinance and delayed the issuance of meeting documents. District Offices of Home Affairs have left the meeting more than 70 times. The government has even started to reduce District Council funding.
In addition, government officials were allowed to raise "Hong Kong-wide issues" in the district councils in the past, but they were not allowed to discuss and oppose Article 23, the Hong Kong National Security Law, and Lantau Tomorrow after the non-organizational parties came on the court. There were even double standards. Suspect.
Compared with previous sessions, the government has clearly become tougher in this session of the district councils, in order to ask the pan-people to submit, leaving a bad impression that the pan-people are obstructing the council.
But this move is actually a seven-strike punch, and some citizens may also think that the government has the right to exhaust it, play with the regulations, and refuse to listen to objections.
After all, the government should make good use of the platform to persuade district board members to support the policy, and then the district board members should persuade the public.
After experiencing the "general resignation" incident of the Legislative Council, Panmin is expected to rely more on the voice of the district council, and the district council may be further politicized in the future.
If the situation remains like this, the knot between the two parties will only become tighter, and in the end it will only be the citizens.
Some senior pan-democratic district councillors said frankly that in the past, they had discussions with the Civil Affairs Commissioner, and their opinions were not necessarily consistent but not opposed. This shows that both parties actually value the functions of district councils.
Since everyone does not want the system to collapse, it is better to regain the original intention, put aside political prejudices, and start to repair the tears and rebuild mutual trust.
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