Political situation
Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2021-04-20 07:00
Last update date: 2021-04-20 07:00
The central government has drastically revised the Hong Kong electoral system. "Entry into the Legislative Council" must first be nominated by the Election Committee and confirmed by the Qualification Review Committee. Under the numerous hurdles, where does the Pan Democrat Party go?
Li Huaming, a former legislative member of the Democratic Party who has been in politics for more than 30 years, said in an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01" that there is still room for the pan-democrats to participate in the parliament. Service, "But if you want to join the Legislative Council for political reform, you can forget it. I think this goal is far away."
So should the Democratic Party stand for election?
Li Huaming believes that the central government should allow democrats from different spectrums to participate in elections. "As long as they are not Hong Kong independence or colluding with foreign powers, why not let them vote? It is not healthy to just allow the Democratic Party to participate in the election." He emphasized that if the central government only allows democracy When the party is elected and refuses to "enter" other pan-democratic parties, the Democratic Party should boycott the election.
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If the establishment does not nominate the candidates, the responsibility is not
Li Huaming had served as a member of the Legislative Council as early as 1991. In 1997, he and other pan citizens refused to enter the Provisional Legislative Council and "dropped off". After the reunification, he served as a member of the Council from 1998 to 2012, and spent 20 years in Parliament.
The electoral system was revised this time. Direct elections were reduced to 20 seats, and 40 seats were added to the electoral committee. Li Huaming criticized democracy as a retrogression. He pointed out that the 10 electoral committee seats in the Legislative Council in 1998 had been reduced to 6 seats in 2000, and by 2004 It will be completely cancelled since 2000, "What is it that is not retrogression now?"
After the new election plan was released, the outside world was concerned about whether the Panmins were still running for the election. The former chairman of the Democratic Party, Emily Lau, stated that it was "humiliation" to seek nomination from the establishment electors of the five major sectors of the Election Committee, which evoked secret criticism from Chief Executive Carrie Lam. She doesn't understand the spirit of democracy.
Li Huaming bluntly disagrees with Emily Liu’s statement that if the democrats want to run for the election, they can set out their own platform and seek nomination from the election committee. If there is no nomination in the end, the pressure and criticism are not on the candidates, but on the election committee. Without begging, I am confident and clear to get the nomination."
Li Huaming believes that the nomination is only to meet the requirements for the election, and there are no conditions. "Is it necessary to participate in the election to meet your (election committee) conditions? If there is, I will not let you nominate."
As for whether the Panminists can only be "loyal to the opposition," Li Huaming said that although the Democratic Party's platform agrees that the People's Republic of China is the suzerain state of Hong Kong, "I don't see that this is loyal. The opposition is the opposition. It does not matter whether it is loyal or not. , I think loyalty is an insulting, meaningless label."
[Election Restructuring] Li Huaming bluntly stated that it is equally difficult to fight for political reform both inside and outside the parliament (photographed by Liang Pengwei)
The parliament still has platform resources and only pressure groups struggle to reform
The Democratic Party is undecided whether it will run for the Legislative Council election in December. Li Huaming pointed out that it depends on three factors: first, whether there is a chance to enter the parliament; second, whether as a political party should send people to run for the election; third, the government Whether the government’s governance has the ability to supervise.
He said that the democrats participate in direct regional elections, "the same can be the minority, the opposition, they can ask the chief executive sharply, there are still the chief executive question and answer meeting to ask questions, and the secretary can still be questioned on social policy. Being a minority, the opposition is more likely to win the public. Support and care." He believes that the function can still be maintained, "Of course you have to fight, spread, and physically collide. Of course these are gone."
If you want to join the Legislative Council and engage in political reforms, there will be no way. However, you have to reflect public opinion, supervise the government, and fight for people's livelihood matters. These can be maintained and they will not violate the National Security Law.
Li Huaming
Li Huaming bluntly said that it is equally difficult to fight for political reform inside and outside the parliament. "But you (in the parliament) have a voice, a platform to speak out, and you have the resources. If you only act as a pressure group in society and fight for political reform, I would find it quite difficult. ."
[Election Reform] Li Huaming bluntly stated that if the central government only allows the Democratic Party to vote and refuses other pan-democratic parties to "enter the gate", the Democratic Party should boycott the election. After being screened, the Democratic Party can enter the gate, so I don’t agree with the election.”
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
If the central government only allows the Democratic Party to be elected, the Democratic Party should boycott
In the future, candidates for the Legislative Council will need to pass the examination of the newly established qualification review committee. Li Huaming believes that the central government should open the democratic parties to participate in elections. "As long as they are not Hong Kong independence or colluding with foreign forces, why not let them vote? Only democracy Party elections are not healthy." He said bluntly that if the central government only allows the Democratic Party to vote and refuses other pan-democratic parties to "enter the gate," the Democratic Party should boycott the election. "We must communicate well with the pan-democrats and fight this battle together. The Central Committee has screened the Democratic Party to enter the gate, so I don’t agree with the election."
Li Huaming believes that the pan-democratic parties should discuss whether they will participate in the election. If they are interested in participating in the election, they can discuss the distribution of constituencies. I believe the Democratic Party will listen to the different opinions of party members and communicate with other democratic political groups.
If other pan citizens do not intend to re-elect, should the Democratic Party continue?
Li Huaming said that it is up to party members to decide to get to this point, or to conduct a poll for reference and listen to the voice of the public in a scientific way.
Recently, the establishment has named some Democrats who are eligible to stand for election. If there is an establishment that nominates him, will he consider "going out"?
Li Huaming pointed out, "Some districts (persons) called me and asked me to vote. What will I choose based on my age?", emphasizing that the party veterans will definitely not vote; as to whether they will support the second and third tiers of elections, it is necessary It depends on the attitude of the central government and the development of the democratic process.
Li Huaming said frankly that he is not optimistic about the future universal suffrage, because the central government’s "falling heavy hands" this time will have far-reaching impact, especially when many pan-democrats have been arrested. "Of course there are many second and third tiers that can go, but it must Time to cultivate talents for election. If we boycott (elections) not to stand in elections, even platoons will not be cultivated. You will have talents only through the experience of participating in elections and training in the Legislative Council. You are not taught and taught. Participating in elections is a real battle."
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Panmin mentions "35+" to force the central government to take action and review and introspect
The relationship between the democrats and Beijing and the Hong Kong government has dropped to a freezing point. When Carrie Lam attended the party celebration of the Democratic Party when he took office, he donated 30,000 yuan to sponsor the classic scene of Li Huaming's singing. It has only been more than three years, and it has been like a lifetime.
Did you "look at the wrong person" back then?
Li Huaming said bluntly that Carrie Lam has always been hailed as "good fight", making her think she is invincible, but no one is alone and can "talk things" alone. He criticized Carrie Lam for mishandling the anti-regulation disputes, but nothing. After learning the lesson, the central government was injured and forced to take action.
He believes that the Pan-People’s proposal of "35+" is one of the main reasons for the central government’s action. Even if the Basic Law states that members can veto the budget and thus force the chief executive to step down, "but no one tells you to make a big fanfare. Explain how to do it without fighting. The opponent has greater power. He still doesn’t take advantage of maneuvering you?" He described Panmin’s suggestion of "35+" as an unwise act. "It’s hard to say that I deployed "35+". It must be low-key. , Calmly, this is the political person. The trump card is revealed early in the morning, and the consequences are like this." Li Huaming believes that those who propose "35+" should review and reflect, because the central government has no way to mediate, "One China, the point can allow the following Where does the legislature change?"
[Election restructuring] Li Huaming said bluntly that Lam Cheng has always been hailed as "good fight", making her think that she is invincible, but no one is alone and can "talk about things" alone, criticizing Lam Cheng for handling the anti-regulation dispute. It was not good, but failed to learn a lesson. In the end, the Central Committee was injured and forced to take action.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
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