Political situation
Written by: Zhou Lixi
2021-03-15 07:00
The last update date: 2021-03-15 10:32
The National People's Congress decided to reform the Hong Kong electoral system, which stipulated that the number of members of the Special Selection Committee was increased from 1,200 to 1,500, and the chief executive must be nominated by 5 major sectors with at least 15 votes each. The entry threshold was greatly increased.
Democrats have always been dominant in many professional sectors. However, many election committee members said that the democrats have little interest in running for the election committee and believe that they can no longer influence the election of the chief executive under the new system. against.
He Junren from the legal profession has made it clear that he has no intention of running for the next election committee.
Shan Zhongkai, an election committee member of the information technology sector and the Democratic Party, pointed out that it is now mid-March, but the democrats in all sectors have not yet failed to urge voter registration to stop changing information in April, which objectively reflects the pan-democracy. The atmosphere of the campaign was not enthusiastic.
The Social Welfare Election Committee Zhang Zhiwei also estimated that the Social Workers Association to which he belongs may not be able to form teams to participate in the election. It is expected that there will be a greater chance of participating in the election in an individual way, because there is concern that the group will be targeted, and the industry is also difficult to find new blood to participate in the election. Election committee.
It’s hard to "form a team" to send people to the election committee
In the 2016 Election Committee election, in the social welfare sector, which accounted for 60 seats, the Social Workers Federation sent 20 people to compete, and all were elected, winning one-third of the seats in this group.
One of the Election Committee members, Zhang Zhiwei, Vice President of the Social Welfare Sector, who had signed up for election to the Legislative Council last year, said frankly that Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said earlier that the social welfare sector may be classified as a professional sector (ie the second sector). In a disguised form, the number of seats in the election committee of the social welfare sector has been drastically reduced.
Zhang Zhiwei pointed out that the head of the society has not yet discussed whether to send people to the election committee, but his personal assessment of the possibility is very small.
He explained that although the new election method of the Election Committee is not clear, the composition method and the nomination mechanism have not been disclosed, but it is expected that the society will not be able to "group" to participate in the election because the possibility of being "targeted" is quite high, and it may not be able to "Enter the gate."
As for participating in the election in his own name, he believes that other people in the industry have a chance to enter the gate, but his chance is not great.
He also predicts that under the current political atmosphere, newcomers in the industry may not be willing to participate in the election, and senior leaders in the industry believe that there are already representatives and will not fall, so there may not be new blood to participate in politics.
However, he believes that the industry can exert influence in different ways, and at the substantive work level, there may not be no way out in the future.
He also pointed out that it is not clear whether the conditions of participation in the social welfare sector will be changed, because in the past, it was only necessary to have a social worker nominated to prove the connection between the candidate and the social welfare sector. Once this system is changed, there may be only part of the social welfare in the future. Community groups are expected to participate in the election.
He Junren stated that he had no intention of running for the election committee.
In an earlier interview, he said that in the election of the chief executive after the restructuring, the democrats cannot actually get enough nominations. "Each sector is enough to DQ you."
(Data Picture/Photo by Yu Junliang)
He Junren has no intention to be re-elected to review the system such as the "appointment system"
The Election Committee of the legal profession and Democratic Party Ho Chun-jen also predicts that after the electoral system is revised, the democrats will no longer want to stand for election.
He explained that the current rumored restructuring content, including the qualification examination committee, group nomination and other restrictions, is like re-introducing the "appointment system."
He even heard some pan-democrats say indignantly, "You can (the center) play with the canal."
Personally, He Junren revealed that he had no intention of running for re-election because he was 70 years old.
The democrats won all 30 members of the legal profession in the election committee in 2016.
The higher education sector is another pan-popular town. The president of the Education Association, Feng Weihua, who was elected in this sector last time, said that he still has to wait for the election plan to be released before discussing whether to consider sending people to stand for election.
However, in his analysis, the consideration at that time will mainly focus on two points: first, whether the way to participate in the election is fair; second, whether the election can exert influence to influence the election of the chief executive, "if it is not (useful), it may not be interested in running for the election."
Speaking of the need for nomination by the Election Committee for future pan-democratic elections to the Legislative Council, whether it will be a factor to consider. Feng Weihua said that if the election method sets multiple barriers for election by then, it will be useless even if the number of nominations is sufficient.
Shan Zhongkai, elected committee member of the information technology sector.
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Shan Zhongkai: No voter registration mobilization in mid-March, election will not be hot
Shan Zhongkai, an election committee member of the information technology sector and the Democratic Party, believes that Panmin will not be completely unattended, but there are many conditions to consider for those who are interested in running. I believe Panmin's enthusiasm for participating in the election is not high.
He analyzed that in the past, the democrats mobilized the election committee in order to allow Panmin’s chief executive candidates to have enough votes to enter the gate, but in the face of the new Chief Executive’s nomination qualifications, they simply couldn’t bring the Panminist into the arena. .
Furthermore, important political affairs in Hong Kong are now under the direct control of the central government. The chief executive is "not as good as the mayor, but only a younger sister", so they have no intention of running for the election.
Shan Zhongkai predicts that the "negative list" of the amendments to oaths that will be reviewed by the Legislative Council will be applied to the election committee elections, restricting the words and deeds of candidates in the future, and the pan-pop people will not "put the knife without reason." Put it on your neck."
Voter registration this year will end in May for new registrations, and April will end for changes in information.
Shan Zhongkai said that up to mid-March, Panmin has not mobilized all election committees to register for registration. It can be seen that Panmin election committees from all walks of life are not keen to participate in this election committee election.
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