Political situation
Written by: Sha Banshan
2021-02-19 07:00
Last update date: 2021-02-19 07:00
In response to the Hong Kong National Security Act and the National People’s Congress’s interpretation of the “Oaths and Declarations Ordinance”, the government has come to an end. District councillors will be included in the scope of the oath, and the draft will soon be submitted to the Legislative Council.
Earlier there was a rumor that the government would review the words and deeds of district board members. If they were "not patriotic enough," they might be DQ.
If it is true, the current district councils dominated by the democrats will be in jeopardy, or the past words and deeds of many members will be "balanced".
However, a politician who knows the situation told Sha Banshan that according to his understanding, the new law has no retrospective effect and will only be counted from the moment the oath is taken. That is to say, no democratic district councillor is expected to be DQ due to this amendment. .
In terms of progress, the bill will be submitted to the Executive Council for deliberation at the earliest next Tuesday, and then to the Legislative Council as soon as possible.
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According to earlier rumors, the government will set up an internal mechanism whereby district councillors can defend against allegations before depriving them of membership; if past words and deeds are deemed insufficiently patriotic or threatening national security, they will also be deprived of their qualifications.
Sha Banshan learned from a source with knowledge of the situation that the person said that the drafting of the amendment has been completed and it can be handed over to the meeting for deliberation next Tuesday as soon as possible.
Regarding the review of the past behaviors of district councilors, the source said that according to their understanding, the content of the amendment does not have retrospective provisions. Therefore, the past actions of democratic district councilors will not be held accountable, and only the words and deeds after the oath will be included in the regulations.
The person added that if the democrats hit the red line in the future, the authorities will also investigate their words and deeds before the oath. They are expected to follow the declaration signed by the district council in 2019 (the declaration will support the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region). , Because the relevant declaration has the same legal effect.
The current district council is dominated by the democrats, and relations with the government are strained.
There are frequent voices from the establishment that the DQ democratic district councillors should be emptied or even directly.
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"01" news refers to the "three noes" of the regulations
"Hong Kong 01" integrated multiple news channels at the beginning of this month and learned that the main content of the amendment is "three nos", including no retrospective clause, no criminal consequences of breach of oath, and the oath will not differ from the oath of the legislator .
The source also stated that in order to preserve flexibility, the ordinance will only specify that the Chief Executive shall appoint personnel to administer oaths. Generally speaking, it is expected that the Chief Executive will appoint the Secretary for Home Affairs to handle matters concerning the administering oaths of district councilors.
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