Political situation
Written by: Zhou Lixi
2021-01-11 07:00
Last update date: 2021-01-11 07:00
The Hong Kong National Security Law has been in force for half a year, and has repeatedly "exposed the sword." Last week, the Hong Kong government arrested 55 people who participated in the primary election of the democratic party for the first time on suspicion of “subversion of state power.” action.
In this incident, all seven former Legislative Council members of the Democratic Party were also involved.
Faced with such a situation, Liang Yiting, who just became the vice chairman of the Democratic Party last month, said bluntly that the future environment may be worse, but even if there is no chance of gaining more than half of the seats in the Legislative Council, she also believes that the position of the Legislative Council cannot be given up. All the members of the Democratic Party were DQ, and only "one uncle and one aunt" should be sent to run for the election, to win the authorization of public opinion, and emphasize that they will never give up.
Under the national security law, the democrats are in danger. The four major crimes include collusion with foreign forces. The Democratic Party’s International Affairs Committee is one of the most prominent roles in Hong Kong’s political circles regarding "BNO equal rights" and the relationship between British politics.
As a committee member, Liang Yiting emphasized that she would continue to do consciously and absolutely correct work under the National Security Act. She emphasized that it has been only reflecting the problems of Hong Kong people to the British side, and that BNO is a long-standing right of Hong Kong people. There is no reason for the British side to expand the relevant issues. Welfare, just stop the relevant work of the Democratic Party.
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The day before the visit, the police used the "National Security Law" to continue to subvert state power and arrested 53 people who participated in the primary election of the pro-democracy party last year. Later, they detained Huang Zhifeng and Tan Dezhi who were serving their sentences and being detained.
Liang Yiting asked, if the primary election violates the National Security Law, why did the authorities not state the illegal stance when the National Security Law is enforced. "I teach children that I will not wait for him to steal before telling him that stealing is illegal."
Liang Yiting believes that the national security law red line is constantly shifting, and they no longer worry about whether what they will do will touch the red line, but consider whether their current work will become the level of the red line.
During the interview, she suddenly had a whimsical idea and said with a joke that the central government would set up a "National Security Law Inquiry Department" to let everyone inquire one by one, and what to do would violate the National Security Law.
After joking, Liang emphasized that since China regards itself as a society ruled by law, it should clearly state what can and cannot be done, and the citizens should not be asked to guess for themselves.
Encourage yourself with the theme song of "Frozen 2"
Having always been pragmatic and daring to speak up, Liang Yiting became the vice chairman of the Democratic Party soon after entering politics, but in the face of political challenges, she remembered the plot of the Disney animated film "Frozen 2" and tried to act like the heroine Anna in the song " The next right thing" encourages myself.
She said that Anna once lost hope in the movie and had no clue about the future in the dark cave. So she sang this song and gradually implemented the right little things she could think of, and slowly found a way out.
Liang said that the current situation is like a bridge in the play. For her, "The next right thing" means "go when you see the road." Although you don't know how the road will go, you have to go on.
Liang Yiting emphasized that the democrats have no reason to give up.
She pointed out that the central line is clear, and the space for opposition that is too small to be reduced should continue to be narrowed. "Since you suppress me, you come to carry me out and kick me out. I won't walk out the door by myself." I believe that the public’s eyes are sharp and the suppressors need to bear their own moral responsibilities. She will never give up because the system is unfair.
Liang Yiting believes that even if people who carry the word "Democratic Party" on their bodies will not be allowed to stand for election in the Legislative Council in the future, they will all be DQ. Democrats still need this position.
"Even a passerby, an uncle, or an aunt, as long as anyone can walk the parliamentary road, they should go." (Photo by Luo Junhao)
It is expected that the disadvantage will last for ten years or even longer. Hope that people will gather like penguins to keep warm in the severe cold
The democrats face the disadvantage of political repression. Liang Yiting believes that it may last for five, ten years, or even longer. Therefore, the Democratic Party must find what they can do in the long dark night.
She believes that preserving strength has become the consensus of the democrats, so the primary task at the moment is to gather public opinion so that people can at least be surrounded by Antarctic penguins to warm up and survive the severe cold.
After the raid by the National Security Act, Liang believed that the central government seemed to have acquiesced that it would not allow the democrats to gain the leadership of the Legislative Council.
However, she emphasized that members should continue to be sent to run for the Legislative Council.
"Even if it is described as much useless, the seats are always valuable. They are the actual power that can be obtained in the only space left. They can be used as a platform for voice or provide job opportunities for the body of sin," said Liang Yiting.
Liang even stated that even if people with the word "Democratic Party" on their bodies are not allowed to stand for election in the future, they will all be DQ. Democrats still need this position.
"Even a passerby, an uncle, or an aunt, as long as anyone can walk the parliamentary road, they should go." She also believes that running for elections is an important part of the democrats' authorization of public opinion and must be grasped.
Liang Yiting believes that the democrats' disadvantage in the face of political repression may last for five, ten years, or even longer. Therefore, the Democratic Party must find what they can do in the long dark night.
(Photo by Luo Junhao)
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Continue to help Hong Kong people solve the BNO problem
Four pan-democratic legislators were accused of demanding foreign sanctions and were DQ last year. At the same time, the United Kingdom announced last year that it would provide eligible BNO holders to facilitate the application for the residency program, and mainland officials have lashed out as expected.
The International Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party has always advocated BNO work, and Liang Yiting is also a member. Will she be worried about being accused of colluding with foreign forces?
She said frankly that the committee is currently operating at a low level, but emphasized that the committee has always only truthfully reflected the situation in Hong Kong and does not believe that it is necessary to give up contact with foreign political circles.
She emphasized that she will continue to do what she thinks is absolutely right. For example, she had discussed travel bubbles with the Singapore consulate in Hong Kong earlier, and asked if she wanted to learn from foreign countries on railway matters, "You have no reason not to let me refer to it."
Regarding BNO, Liang Yiting said that they have always only reported Hong Kong people's questions to the UK, and also set up a WhatsApp hotline for the public to explain related issues.
She emphasized that BNO is a right that Hong Kong people have for a long time. They should not be prevented from continuing their work because the British side has expanded their rights. Moreover, British policy is not dominated by the Democratic Party.
The rule of law is more than the independence of the judiciary
Ma Daoli, the former Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, retired last week, and his parting remarks have reignited debates over whether the rule of law in Hong Kong is "alive."
"Is there a danger to the rule of law? You ask me, I don’t think there is. But whether Hong Kong is totally incurable, I can’t say that." She estimated that Ma Daoli may think that the rule of law is the rule of law as long as the court decides on the basis of the law. However, she believes that who enacts the law involves the entire system, so the Legislative Council is structured, hoping to make the legislative procedures reasonable.
Liang Yiting criticized that half of the members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong belonged to functional constituencies, and that they were already lame. At present, the democrats are trying to use legal procedures to fight for more than half but they can’t. It is also like "slamming your other foot." In Annex III of the Basic Law, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued orders and laws, which turned the legislature into multiple organs and lacked checks and balances. "The laws produced in this way, even if you put them in court, are they under the rule of law? Even the rule of law is a deformed rule of law. She mentioned that the courts in Hong Kong used to say that Hong Kong exercised the separation of powers, but Ma Daoli now responds to the arguments of the Mainland and can only avoid it.
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