The General Assembly of Chaozhou sent a letter to a member of the Council, looking forward to speaking out and striving to become a member of the Election Committee.

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Written by: Peng Zhuowei

2021-04-21 20:27

Last update date: 2021-04-21 20:27

After the election restructuring plan was released, the election committee, which will be in charge of the election, was reorganized in the future, but how the voters "divided the pie" did not order all parties to receive the goods.

Among them, the third sector of the Election Committee added a 60-seat "community association" category. Larger societies such as the Guangdong Association of Societies and the Fujian Association of Societies were all selected, but the Chaozhou Association of Societies with 160,000 members However, his name fell into the Sun Mountain, which aroused dissatisfaction among many people in the Hong Kong Chaozhou political circle.

It is reported that Chen Zhenbin, Chairman of the General Association of Chaozhou Societies, and Lin Jianyue, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, wrote to the Chaozhou Legislative Council members early this week, expressing their hope that they would strive to enter the election committee in the name of the General Assembly, and hope that the members can serve Hong Kong Chaozhou citizens and Chaozhou in the parliament. The association has spoken out and hoped that the Hong Kong government can properly handle the reasonable demands of the association. The implication seems to be dissatisfied with the defeat and hopes that the government will "kneel down" under pressure from the masses.

Some political "tide people" pointed out that many Chaozhou leaders were angry about the incident, but believed that the government's room for amendments remained unchanged. The person frankly said that Chief Executive Carrie Lam may not have "whatever happened." If the "green light" will be given, it will be difficult to explain to other provinces and cities.

The Association said that its service branches are all over the 18 districts of Hong Kong and actively participate in elections at all levels

According to the letter received by members of the Legislative Council, the General Association of Chaozhou Associations stated that there are more than 1 million Chaozhou citizens in Hong Kong. In the past 20 years, 42 affiliated associations and 160,000 members have been actively led to contribute to Hong Kong's social stability and economic prosperity.

The association also pointed out that there are 42 affiliated associations from different sectors such as the business sector and the catering industry. It has established five regional associations in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories, with service branches covering 18 districts in Hong Kong. It has long been engaged in poverty alleviation and charity work and actively participated in social affairs. Including elections at all levels.

In addition, Hong Kong Chaozhou Festival and Yulan Cultural Festival have also been held many times, which also have great appeal in the academic circles.

According to the electoral reform plan, the government is limited to only 24 designated provincial and county-level associations, and one vote is used to elect 60 "community associations" sector election committees.

But those in the political circle with clear minds reminded that even if the Chaozhou community associations fail to become voters, it will not affect them from sending people to the election and being elected as members of the election committee.

The current chairman of the Chaozhou Association is Chen Zhenbin, a representative of the National People’s Congress of Hong Kong and the chairman of the Kowloon Federation of Associations. The chairman of the board of supervisors is Lin Jianyue, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the board of directors of Lai Sun Group. , "Toy King" Cai Zhiming, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Chinese Real Estate Liu Mingwei, etc.

Honorary advisors also include Gao Yongwen, the former director of the Food and Health Bureau, and Chen Maobo, the Financial Secretary.

Ke Chuangsheng reported that Zeng Guowei did not promise to make changes

It is reported that the leadership of the General Conference has also personally met with government officials to express their opinions in recent days, but they have not received a positive response.

In the parliament, the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, who is a Teochew native, also asked the government in the Bills Committee why the Chaozhou Association of Societies was not included in the category of "community associations", but the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs at that time Zeng Guowei only responded that he understood that the current combination may not fully meet the expectations of the industry, but he did not promise to change it.

Some government officials said frankly that because Chaozhou is part of Guangdong Province, it is fair to not add the Chaozhou Association to the list separately. If the government "gave the green light" to the Chaozhou Association this time, it would be very difficult. Explain to other provinces and cities.

The person also said that even if the Chaozhou leaders are dissatisfied, the official attitude has never changed, and there is little room for change in the end.

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