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Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2021-04-14 22:34
Last update date: 2021-04-14 22:34
The "Improvement of the Electoral System (Comprehensive Amendment) Bill 2021" was released yesterday (13th). Among the electoral committees increased to 1,500, the chairmen of multiple statutory bodies and advisory committees will become ex officio electors in specific sectors. Committee.
According to media reports, the chairpersons or directors of the 10 organizations of the Housing Authority and the Town Planning Board are all accountable directors or senior officials such as the Permanent Secretary of the Development Bureau and the Director of Health, who question whether they can serve as election committees.
The government issued a paper in the evening to clarify that in accordance with Article 5L of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Chapter 569) proposed to be amended in the Bill, civil servants such as government officials, directorate officers, and police officers will not be eligible to serve as election committees. Ex officio member of the meeting.
In this case, they should designate another person (designated person) in the relevant organization or unit to be registered as an ex officio member, and the designated person must also be approved by the Candidate Qualification Review Committee.
The government emphasizes that relevant reports indicate that some government officials will become ex-officio members of the Election Committee as public officials, which is inconsistent with the recommendations of the Bill.
According to the information, the chairman of the Housing Authority is the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr. Chen Fan, who is an ex officio member of construction, surveying, urban planning and landscape, the chairman of the Lantau Development Advisory Committee is the Secretary for Development Wong Wai Lun, and the chairman of the Town Planning Board is the Development Bureau. Permanent Secretary (Planning and Lands) Ning Hanhao, three of whom are ex officio members of the sector.
As for the Chairman of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the Director of the Auxiliary Medical Service, who are ex-officio members of the medical and health services sector, the Director of the Department of Health, Chan Han-yee, is the chairman.
The government clarified that the relevant officials are not qualified to serve as ex officio members of the Election Committee, and another person (designated person) in the relevant organization or unit should be designated as an ex officio member, and the designated person must also be approved by the Candidate Qualification Review Committee.
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