The Election Committee newly added "Technology Innovation Circle" Lam Cheng: Reflects the overall idea of ​​improving the election system

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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2021-04-04 23:13

Last update date: 2021-04-04 23:14

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress last Tuesday (30th) approved amendments to Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the Basic Law, namely the method for selecting the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Facebook today (4th) that Professor Huang Jinhui, the deputy dean of the Faculty of Engineering of CUHK, stated in the newspaper that the new "technological innovation community" of the election committee reflects the importance of innovation and technology by the central government and the SAR government, showing that innovation and technology have a great impact on Hong Kong's future. Development will strengthen the role, she believes that the argument is "very relevant."

Lin Zheng believes that from the composition and formation of the "technological innovation community", it can be explained that the overall idea of ​​improving the electoral system this time is to expand socially balanced and orderly political participation and broader representation through a 1,500-member election committee. , Based on the overall interests of Hong Kong.

Lam Cheng stated that during the visit of Minister Wang Zhigang of the Ministry of Science and Technology to Hong Kong two years ago, he arranged for academicians of the two academies in Hong Kong to meet with Wang Zhigang to discuss the development of science and technology in Hong Kong and promote cooperation between the two places. (Lam Cheng facebook)

The Election Committee added 30 new seats for the “Technology and Innovation Circles”, of which 15 seats were nominated by Hong Kong academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the other 15 seats were created by representative institutions, organizations or groups in Hong Kong’s innovation and technology circles. The electoral law stipulates that group voters shall be elected.

Lam Cheng said that these 30 members of the Election Committee are all very important in the innovation and technology sector. The members of the Legislative Council's "Technology Innovation" functional group elected by organizations within the sector are certainly not general.

Lam also pointed out that during the visit of Minister Wang Zhigang of the Ministry of Science and Technology to Hong Kong two years ago, he arranged for academicians of the two academies in Hong Kong to meet with Wang Zhigang to discuss the development of science and technology in Hong Kong and promote cooperation between the two places. She looked forward to many Hong Kong academicians in Hong Kong in the future. Make a contribution to the system.

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