Political situation
Written by: Chen Jialuo
2021-03-22 07:00
Last update date: 2021-03-22 07:00
The National People's Congress revised the local election system. In the future, anyone who participates in elections will need to pass multiple barriers. The most important thing is that the "Candidate Qualification Review Committee" checks whether the candidate is "patriotic" before approving entry.
There are no details on the composition of the committee. The deputy director of the Basic Law Committee Tan Huizhu said that members must completely avoid any conflicts of interest. They should not participate in any elections, nor should they include government officials who intend to participate in the election; if there is an election committee to serve on the committee Members should indicate that they do not exercise their right to nominate for election.
The appointment is expected to be handled by Hong Kong
Article 5 of the "311" decision of the National People's Congress provides for the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Candidate Qualification Review Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and confirming the qualifications of candidates for the Election Committee, candidates for the Chief Executive, and candidates for the Legislative Council.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Tan Huizhu stated that according to the decision of the National People's Congress, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region should complete and improve the relevant qualification review system. It is believed that Hong Kong will handle the appointment of members of the Qualification Review Board. However, if there are special circumstances, such as the chief executive's bid for re-election, then Need to do more research.
As for whether the National Security Agency should become a member, she believes that in the process of reviewing candidates, it needs to use the information provided by the National Security Agency, including whether there is evidence of violations of the "Minato National Security Law", etc., but the personnel of the National Security Agency may not need to be funded. Committee members.
The central government reviews the political system every 5 years and hopes that there will be universal suffrage before 2047
Regarding whether the Legislative Council will be led by "patriots" in the future, it will speed up the process of universal suffrage in Hong Kong. Tan Huizhu pointed out that Hong Kong's primary task is to improve the electoral system and realize "patriots ruling Hong Kong". I believe that after this point, Hong Kong will move towards universal suffrage. The road will be smoother.
The Basic Law states that Hong Kong will eventually reach the general election of the Chief Executive in accordance with actual conditions and in a gradual and orderly manner. Tan Huizhu said that whether to govern Hong Kong with "patriots as the main body" is the core element of the "actual situation" in the provisions. After reviewing Hong Kong's political system for five years, it is impossible to know whether it will achieve "patriots ruling Hong Kong", but she personally hopes that Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage before 2047.
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