Political situation
Written by: Zhou Lixi
2021-03-17 16:56
Last update date: 2021-03-17 16:56
Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Zhang Xiaoming and other Beijing officials held a three-day symposium to listen to opinions on Hong Kong’s election reform. The Basic Law Committee member and member of the Pakatan Harapan Legislative Council who attended the last meeting this morning (17th) said after the meeting that she agreed to a comprehensive meeting. The abolition of district council seats in the electoral committee is that district councils should not be highly politicized.
Liang Meifen also pointed out that the addition of five "super district council" seats after the 2010 political reform is believed to be a "political compromise" at the time. He described that the "super district" seats do not necessarily make any contribution to the council. On the contrary, if the election committees are properly used For seats, you can find good parliamentarians who have both ability and political integrity. In the future, you don't have to just sell to certain regions and sectors.
Pointing that directly elected members may be more populist
In a meeting with reporters in the Legislative Council, Mei Fen Leung said that after the completion of the election system, Hong Kong will definitely be led by the executive. Work efficiency will be greatly increased by then, and there must be institutions to play a healthy role in checks and balances. This is related to the quality of future legislative council members.
She suggested that as long as they can meet the minimum standards of "Patriots", new candidates should be allowed to participate as far as possible, and they must be talented and professional.
Leung Mei-fen, who is a directly elected member of Kowloon West, pointed out that no matter how the members of the Legislative Council are formed in the future, the most important thing is whether their vision and belief are for the welfare of Hong Kong people. He thinks that directly elected members are "not necessarily better," but they have the opportunity to be more populist.
Liang Meifen.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
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As for the composition of the candidate qualification review committee, Liang Meifen said that there must be a "one country" element. In addition to the participation of the SAR government, the decisions made by the committee must also be accountable to the state. It is not simply a matter of "two systems". Will also give advice.
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