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Electoral restructuring︱The qualification review system is to be extended to the district council Zeng Guowei: Amendments to prohibit the advocacy of white votes

2021-04-08T06:58:36.630Z


The Legislative Council's Subcommittee to Amend the Electoral System held a meeting this morning (8th), and the newly established qualification review committee system became the focus. The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Zeng Guowei, said that the qualifications of candidates will be


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Written by: Zhou Haoyi

2021-04-08 14:54

Last update date: 2021-04-08 14:55

The Legislative Council's Subcommittee to Amend the Electoral System held a meeting this morning (8th), and the newly established qualification review committee system became the focus.

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Zeng Guowei, said that in the future, when there are doubts about the qualifications of candidates, candidates will be invited to provide information and provide opportunities for explanation. However, they will judge whether candidates support the Basic Law and allegiance to the SAR. The National Security Committee and the National Security Agency of the police will conduct specific review and confirmation. Because of or involve national security content, it depends on the actual situation to decide whether to ask candidates to add supplements.

Zeng continued to point out that the legislative amendment work will temporarily focus on the Legislative Council elections, but the government is also studying whether it is necessary to extend the arrangements of the Council to the District Councils.

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The New Democrat Party chairman Ye Liu Shuyi asked whether the bill proposed by the government would involve district board reforms, including resetting the appointment system.

Zeng Guowei said that since the district council elections in 2019, the district councils have become politicized and the functions of the district councils have become invalid. The government is reviewing the arrangements of the district councils, including waiting, and will go to the Legislative Council to listen to the opinions of members if there are specific arrangements later.

Government studies routines to prevent white-voted members from worrying about mobilizing voters to vote or falling into the law net by mistake

Zeng Guowei pointed out that the current laws regulate election fraud and election manipulation, but as the central government improves the election system, the government will study whether there is a need to amend regulations to regulate other election manipulation and sabotage behaviors, including encouraging unwilling votes, invalid votes, and encouraging organizations. Or incitement to deny elections and other acts.

The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, Ke Chongsheng, is worried whether people from different parties and independents will fall into the French Open by mobilizing voters to vote.

Zeng Guowei said that if it is necessary to amend the regulations, it will appropriately distinguish between election-damaging activities and normal canvassing activities, so that canvassing activities will not be affected.

He said that the amendments are mainly aimed at people who organize or try to manipulate and sabotage elections, rather than individual voting behavior, emphasizing that the government absolutely respects citizens in exercising their individual voting rights.

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