Political situation
Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2021-01-05 19:29
Last update date: 2021-01-05 19:29
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in his "policy address" last year that the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau will amend the "Oaths and Declarations Ordinance" and "Legislative Council Ordinance" and other laws to improve the oath arrangements.
The Secretary for Mainland and Constitutional Affairs, Tsang Kwok-wai, attended a briefing on the policy address of the Legislative Council's Panel on Constitutional Affairs today (5th). Many members asked whether public officials should include district councilors in their oaths.
In response, Tsang Guowei stated that Article 104 of the Basic Law currently does not include district councilors, but the National Security Law of the Port District stipulates that Hong Kong residents must sign documents or swear to support the Basic Law and allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region when participating in elections and assuming public office. There is no clear definition of public officials.
He also pointed out that he personally thinks that district board members should be included, but he emphasized that there is no final decision yet and the government will study how to make a clear definition.
Zeng Guowei pointed out that the current local laws only stipulate the content of the oath, and do not stipulate the consequences of public officials who refuse to take the oath or violate the oath and the relevant handling mechanism. He emphasized that the study of the drafting of the relevant laws will be completed as soon as possible.
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Zeng Guowei also pointed out that the current local law only stipulates the content of the oath, and does not stipulate the consequences of public officials who refuse to take the oath or violate the oath and the relevant handling mechanism.
He emphasized that the government will complete the study of the drafting of relevant laws as soon as possible, and further improve the oath procedures and other provisions.
Asked whether it will push overseas voting once: If it is not mature, it may cause confusion
In addition, there were also many members at the meeting whether they will set up overseas voting and related progress. The Federation of Trade Unions Mak Meijuan pointed out that earlier reports indicated that the government might not push overseas voting, so he asked Zeng Guowei to respond clearly.
Zeng Guowei said that the authorities hope that overseas voting can be implemented in future general elections, but there are no hard targets and hard targets. He emphasized that if they are not mature, they may cause chaos.
Zeng Guowei also said that technical issues are more complicated, such as how to safely transport ballots and ballot boxes, the application of Hong Kong's laws, and the handling of voting and counting arrangements, all of which need to be handled with care and caution.
Zeng Guowei believes that electronic voting can be used in the upcoming general elections, but electronic voting still needs to be further implemented.
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The Pakatan Harapan Lin Jianfeng also paid attention to the situation of electronic voting, and asked if electronic voting could be implemented in Hong Kong, would it also apply to overseas voting.
Zeng Guowei said that he has always hoped to ensure fairness, fairness, openness, and improve efficiency and accuracy in voting. He believes that electronic voting can be used in the upcoming general elections, but electronic voting still needs to be further implemented.
He also pointed out that overseas voting and electronic voting are two different arrangements, but emphasized that both are within the scope of the study.
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