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Written by: Wu Zhuoan
2021-03-05 12:19
Last update date: 2021-03-05 12:22
The National People’s Congress opened today (5th). When Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, introduced the draft amendments to the Hong Kong election system, he said that the election committee should be adjusted and optimized, the democratic election system with Hong Kong characteristics should be established, and the election of the chief executive should be reconstructed. The Election Committee must also revise the method for selecting the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council. It must also revise Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the Basic Law, emphasizing that it does not involve revising the body of the Basic Law.
Liu Zhaojia, vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, described the electoral system reform as "comprehensive, thorough and fundamental." In the future, the electoral committee will be empowered to produce a larger proportion of legislative council members. The Legislative Council is expected to be held in September. The election is likely to be postponed.
He explained that the new election committee was only elected in December this year. Under the new electoral system, it is impossible to use the old election committee to elect the Legislative Council. One term of the Legislative Council, is there a meaning to reform?"
The loyal opposition is only a minority in the Legislative Council
It is understood that the Legislative Council will increase from the current 70 seats to 90 seats, and the additional 20 seats (or even more seats) may be selected by the Election Committee. The return to the early stage of the return to the election committee to produce a considerable number of legislators practice.
Liu Zhaojia described that the reform of the electoral system is comprehensive, thorough and fundamental to ensure that all candidates are also patriots. The Legislative Council will be fully led by patriots in the future, making the government more effective and more harmonious, and Hong Kong will have long-term stability.
Liu Zhaojia estimated that after increasing the number of seats in the Legislative Council, I believe that the proportion of direct elections will decrease. He also believes that under the dual-seat single-vote system, disloyal opponents cannot participate in the election, and the proportion of loyal opponents who can participate is also very small. At most, only half of directly elected seats can be obtained, and some functional constituencies are also a minority in the Legislative Council.
Liu Zhaojia pointed out that the chief executive is appointed by the central government and his constitutional status is much higher than that of legislative and judicial organs not appointed by the central government.
"It is impossible to use the old Election Committee to elect a new Legislative Council."
I was asked whether the major changes to the electoral system mean that the election of the seventh Legislative Council will be postponed again.
Liu Zhaojia pointed out that it is possible that because the new election committee was only elected in December this year, the reformed Legislative Council will need to join the election committee. Therefore, under the new electoral system, it is impossible to use the old election committee. The Legislative Council is elected. Therefore, it is necessary to elect a new electoral committee before a new Legislative Council can be formed. He then asked: "If the old electoral committee is used and the new Legislative Council is elected, is there any meaning to reform? "
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