Political situation
Author: Zheng Baosheng
2021-03-30 14:53
Last update date: 2021-03-30 15:26
The National People's Congress passed the decision to "improve Hong Kong's electoral system" earlier. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress today (30th) approved amendments to Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the Basic Law to drastically revise the method for selecting the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.
Among them, the next term of the Legislative Council will increase to 90 seats, the specific distribution of seats is "432", the Election Committee will occupy 40 seats, the functional constituency will occupy 30 seats, and the direct election will be greatly reduced to 20 seats. The candidates for the Legislative Council must be in the five major sectors. Don’t get 2 to 4 nomination votes each.
In addition, the Legislative Council election will be held in December, and the current session will be postponed, and additional meetings will be held during the summer vacation.
Liang Zhenying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive, met with reporters and said that he fully supported the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The election committee can elect a chief executive with considerable power in the political structure
Liang Zhenying said that the Election Committee is not a new thing, just a new term.
He said that although the Basic Law mentions that "the executive is accountable to the legislature," the political system of Hong Kong is dominated by the executive, and the chief executive has considerable powers, and the chief executive is elected by the election committee, indicating that the election committee is in the political system of Hong Kong. Among them, the power is quite large, and the empowerment election will elect members of the Legislative Council. Liang believes that it is fully in line with the power granted to the committee by the Basic Law.
Regarding the reorganization of the Election Committee from the past four sectors into five sectors, Leung Chun-ying said that the representativeness of the Election Committee has become more extensive.
The qualification review committee will be able to screen the chief executive and the qualifications of candidates for election to the Legislative Council. Leung Chun-ying pointed out that the members of the committee must first have no identity conflicts and be equal.
He said that in the past Hong Kong Legislative Council elections were also subject to qualification review, which was carried out by the Returning Officer. Now all elections in Hong Kong are reviewed by the Qualifications Committee, which can make the standards more consistent, unlike the previous elections of the Returning Officers in different constituencies. Case.
The qualification review committee will have a "convenor" mechanism. Leung Chun-ying said that the details are not yet known, but if he can do it, he is "willing to serve the country for Hong Kong."
Election reforms | Directly elected five districts changed to ten districts dual-seat single-vote voter voting mode changed drastically
Election reforms | Changes in functional constituencies at a glance
Election restructuring︱ News: The electoral committee has set up a convener system to handle extreme situations
Liang Junyan: Legislative Council elections will be held in December this year, and the current term of office will be extended in April.
Electoral reform︱The full text of the Hong Kong electoral reform has 4,500 words and 21 major points
The major electoral reforms 6 key points that must not be known: the Legislative Council "432" The Election Committee "powers over the world"
01News
Leung Chun-ying Legislative Council Election Election Committee Chief Executive Elects Me 01 Video
