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Written by: Zhou Haoyi
2021-03-11 12:24
Last update date: 2021-03-11 12:26
The National People's Congress closed today (11th) afternoon and will vote on the draft decision on "Improving Hong Kong's Election System".
Ye Guoqian, deputy to the National People's Congress of the Hong Kong District and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, predicts that the new election system will be implemented soon, and that elections for the Legislative Council and the Election Committee will be completed within this year.
He mentioned that in the past, only the Returning Officer was used to determine whether a candidate is eligible for election, which put pressure on the Returning Officer. Therefore, he believed that a new system should be established to review the qualifications of candidates.
Regarding the fact that the electoral reform is accused of reducing the space for the democrats to participate in elections, Ye Guoqian pointed out that the parliament should absorb the opinions of the democrats and the opposition, but the candidates need to love the country and Hong Kong. If it is stated that the overthrow of the central government is not patriotic; encourage support for "black violence" and destruction MTR etc. can hardly be regarded as loving Hong Kong.
Ye Guoqian, who is currently in Beijing, said on a radio program this morning that the National People's Congress will announce the contents immediately after the motion is passed, and then hand it over to the National People's Congress Standing Committee to amend Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the Basic Law, and then go to the Legislative Council to start local legislative work.
He pointed out that one of the important functions of the Election Committee is to elect the chief executive. It is estimated that the new electoral system can be implemented quickly. I believe there is a chance to complete the election of the Election Committee and the Legislative Council within this year.
Ye Guoqian did not disclose the proportion of the electoral committee in the legislative council and the number of electoral committee nominations required to run for the legislative council.
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Only the Returning Officer handles the pressure of the qualifications
The "Draft" stated that it is necessary to "establish a full-process qualification review mechanism." Ye Guoqian said that in the past, only the Returning Officer was used to determine the qualifications of candidates, which brought greater pressure. He believed that a new mechanism should be established to review the qualifications of candidates.
He said that the requirements of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" are quite specific and can also be based on the court's future rulings. He also pointed out that candidates cannot speak patriotic but act on the contrary. The bottom line of patriotism is that the People's Republic of China cannot be overthrown.
Asked if he supports the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive Liang Zhenying to compete for the chief executive again, Ye Guoqian said that he did not comment, but emphasized that the chief executive has a great responsibility.
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