Political situation
Written by: Peng Zhuowei, Chen Jialuo, Chen Xiaoyu
2021-01-18 07:00
Last update date: 2021-01-18 07:00
After the "Hong Kong National Security Law" was implemented in Hong Kong in June last year, street demonstrations have almost disappeared. Organizations advocating Hong Kong independence and self-determination have been disbanded, but the arrests have been wave after wave. Among them, the National Security Office of the police has arrested more than 50 pro-democracy parties. The primary candidates shocked Hong Kong.
In an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01", the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive Liang Zhenying said that after the National Security Law was enacted, it had achieved the purpose of dealing with acts endangering national security. However, he did not expect that there would still be people holding primary elections after the legislation and suspected of violations. The "illegal methods" mentioned in Article 22 of the National Security Law are based on violations of the "Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance."
The primaries are either radical or moderate. Leung Chun-ying clearly stated that Hong Kong cannot tolerate "decentralized" opposition groups, especially those who often attack the central power and endanger national security. They also named Li Zhiying and Guo Rongkeng. people.
Liang Zhenying said that Hong Kong cannot tolerate "decentralized" opposition groups.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Refers to the EAC issued a statement to remind or violated the law
The National Security Act was born for half a year. At the beginning of this month, it ushered in the largest arrest operation. More than 50 people who were involved in organizing or participating in the primary election of the democratic legislature were arrested for violating Article 22 of the Minato National Security Act, "Subversion of State Power" crime".
One of the disputes in society is the "illegal means" mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 22, and why is it "successful" to participate in the primary election?
Leung Chun-ying believes that "illegal means" can cover a wide range of terms, including acts that are illegal in the relevant election regulations, which are "illegal means", which violate the "Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance."
Anyone who bribes, uses force or coercion or threats to deceive another person to stand for election or not stand for election in an election constitutes an election fraud.
Articles 7, 8, 9 of the Election (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance
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Leung Chun-ying specifically pointed out that the EAC issued a statement on July 14 last year to remind the need to pay attention to matters under the "Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance". The purpose behind it is to target the democratic primary elections and remind the public that the primary elections may be illegal. behavior.
He believes that the primary election is just a means and step, "hope to get 35+ in the Legislative Council, the purpose is to solicit speculation", and quoted the Civic Party as saying that in the future not only the "Budget" will be vetoed, but also all government bills. And the funding application, "that is, to paralyze the society and the government to shut down, in violation of Article 22, paragraph 3 of the National Security Law."
Regarding the democrats’ claim that vetoing the Budget is a right conferred by the Basic Law, Leung Chun-ying retorted that the democrats proposed to oppose the Budget with the purpose of paralyzing the government and forcing the chief executive to step down. "This is what Dai Yao-ting called "ten steps for speculation." A step in the cliff."
Anyone who organizes, plans, implements, or participates in the implementation of one of the following acts aimed at subverting state power by force, threat of use of force or other illegal means is a crime: (3) Seriously interfering with, obstructing, or destroying the central government organs of the People’s Republic of China Or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region authorities perform their functions in accordance with law;
Article 22 Paragraph 3 of the "Minato National Security Law"
He continued that the nature of the democratic primaries is different from the general primaries. It is different from the internal primaries of the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States, or the internal primaries of the British political parties. "This time is a primary election that faces the whole society and the whole people. Hong Kong’s electoral system does not have such a thing at all, and foreign primaries do not face the whole society." He believes that this time is not just an internal selection by political parties, but a primary election that all voters in Hong Kong can participate in. This has violated the "Election And Fraud Ordinance.
The arrested pan-people cross-spectrum beam: has nothing to do with whether the day is mild or not
Before the "National Security Law" was passed last year, the chief executive and Beijing officials stated that they would only target "very few" elements that endanger national security. This time, the "primary raid" has spanned the entire political spectrum of democrats, ranging from moderate and pan-democrats to protesters. One spared.
Liang Zhenying said that the problem is not how mild or radical the person is in his daily political stance. "Breaking the law is breaking the law." The National Security Department is responsible for investigating and using "killing" as a metaphor:
To give an example that may not be very appropriate: a person who is a gentleman and behaves well, suddenly fights, injures or even kills in the street, but he needs the defendant to injure or kill. This is something that the law enforcement agencies and the central government don’t want. See.
Liang Zhenying
Liang Zhenying pointed out that the arrest of the pan-people is not based on political stance.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
"No country must accommodate all opposition parties."
Talking about the future positioning of the democrats, Liang Zhenying believes that it depends on the specific words and deeds of the "opposition". "I asked a question before, but no one has answered me. If (the democrats advocate) the first "citizen nomination", please refer to A candidate who successfully wins the election and becomes the Chief Executive elected. The Basic Law states that the Central Government has the right not to appoint. What should they do? They will say that this represents the wishes of the people of Hong Kong and the Central Government must respect it. What does this mean? Decentralization" Hong Kong politics cannot tolerate this kind of opposition."
Leung Chun-ying pointed out that no country’s political system and relevant national security laws must accommodate all opposition parties. It depends on the object and means of opposition. If Hong Kong’s constitutional status is constantly impacted, the central government will be excluded, or even endangered. When national sovereignty and security develop, it will not be tolerated.
The caller Liang Jiping asked, "Is there anything wrong with Huang Yumin under the National Security Law?"
When Liang Zhenying was the chief executive, he severely criticized the Hong Kong University Student Union publication "Xue Yuan" in the "policy address" to promote Hong Kong independence. The then chief editor Liang Jiping participated in the occupation of the Legislative Council the year before and is now in exile in the United States.
Liang Zhenying mentioned Liang Jiping again in the interview, "If he will continue to develop in Hong Kong, this kind of person must not allow him to be in the Legislative Council. He has traces to be found. How can this kind of person be allowed?"
Regarding how to define "decentralized opposition", Leung Chun-ying pointed out that the boundary is very clear. "There is no political figure of any faction. It is possible to use certain mass movements in Hong Kong to pressure the central government and force the central government to abandon the Basic Law. The power within (the definition) is absolutely unambiguous.”
Should not vague the "opposition" depends on specific words and deeds
He did not agree that Hong Kong could no longer tolerate the opposition. He criticized some people for going further and further toward the opposition of the central government on fundamental issues. He named the founder of Next Media Li Zhiying, the founder of the Democratic Party Martin Lee, and the former Secretary for Administration Chen Fang Ansheng, former Civic Party congressman Guo Rongkeng and others criticized them for asking the US government to sanction Hong Kong, and asked "Is there such an opposition in the world?"
Liang Zhenying also specifically mentioned former Legislative Council member Huang Yumin, saying that when the other party made anti-government remarks in Hong Kong, many people "have not entered the business" at all, but "Is Huang Yumin doing anything under the National Security Law?" He emphasized that society cannot be "opposition." The three characters are vague, and you need to look at specific words and deeds to determine whether you want to stay in the future. "If the Democratic Party is good, the Civic Party is good, and the social citizen is good, you must look at it one by one, one by one."
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