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Electoral restructuring|Tang Jiahua appeals to democrats not to regard the nomination as a humiliation, claiming to have at least 15 seats

2021-04-25T09:18:40.430Z


The National People’s Congress revised Hong Kong’s electoral system, reducing the number of directly elected seats in the Legislative Council to 20 seats. Those who stand for election to the Legislative Council need to nominate at least two from each of the five sectors of the Election Committee. Many people are concerned about whether the democrats will continue to participate in the future. selected


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Written by: Chen Chuolan

2021-04-24 22:28

Last update date: 2021-04-24 22:28

The National People’s Congress revised Hong Kong’s electoral system, reducing the number of directly elected seats in the Legislative Council to 20 seats. Those who stand for election to the Legislative Council need to nominate at least two from each of the five sectors of the Election Committee. Many people are concerned about whether the democrats will continue to participate in the future. Elect the Legislative Council.

Former Legislative Council Member and Senior Counsel Tang Jiahua stated on an online program yesterday (23) that even if there are voices that the democrats must be nominated by the election committee as "humiliation," he believes that politicians must remain humble and the democrats should act in line with The heart of serving the public strives for nomination instead of treating it as humiliation.

In addition, Tang Jiahua predicts that the democrats can get at least 15 to 16 seats if they stand for election.

Tang Jiahua believes that there are still 20 directly elected seats in the Legislative Council, and he is confident that the democrats can get at least half of the seats.

(Information Picture/Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Tang Jiahua believes that there are still 20 directly elected seats in the Legislative Council, and he is confident that the democrats can get at least half of the seats.

In the functional constituency, Tang Jiahua said that based on past data, the democrats can also get 5 to 6 seats. It is expected that the democrats can get 15 to 16 seats in total.

Tang Jiahua also believes that the democrats should always uphold the heart of serving the public, even if they have not obtained as many seats as before, they should not care about it, because the council needs multiple voices, as long as they can enter the council, they can speak on behalf of the public, but the number of seats is not. Affect the chance of vocalization.

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