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Interview|Mai Meijuan said that she would nominate Panmins to enter the gates and advocate the nationality of public election committees to be criticized: I make the fight red?

2021-05-05T11:02:04.791Z


After the central government took the initiative to amend Hong Kong's electoral system, Hong Kong's political ecology has drastically changed, and the democrats' willingness to participate in elections has greatly diminished. Will the parliament become "uniform"? Mak Meijuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, said in an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01"


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Written by: Peng Zhuowei

2021-05-05 07:00

Last update date: 2021-05-05 07:00

After the central government took the initiative to amend Hong Kong's electoral system, Hong Kong's political ecology has drastically changed, and the democrats' willingness to participate in elections has greatly diminished. Will the parliament become "uniform"?

In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Mak Meijuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, said that the Legislative Council needs to have a balanced voice.

She said that she is willing to nominate the pan-people to "enter the gate", but only if certain conditions are met, and she hopes to encourage more pan-people to stand in the election.

Mai Meijuan suggested earlier that the government should require candidates for election committees to indicate whether they have a BNO, a foreign passport, or a right of abode. This has attracted a lot of criticism from political circles, and the government has not adopted the proposal.

During the interview, she vindicated herself and said frankly, "I told you to be open and have no words to choose. Don't explain everyone's surprise."

In response to criticism that her move was a "fighting red", Mai Meijuan retorted: "Should I do it? The three characters "Patriot" have been chiseled on the forehead of a member of the Federation of Trade Unions!"

Opposition in the parliament can make up for the "blind spots" of the establishment

After the restructuring of the Legislative Council elections, if candidates want to "enter the gate", they must be nominated by two votes from each of the five major sectors of the Election Committee, which can be said to be more difficult for the democrats.

During the interview, Mai Meijuan stated that after consideration, she was very willing to hand over her precious nomination votes to the democrats because she believed that opposition in the parliament could make up for the "blind spots" of the establishment, and the central government also repeatedly emphasized it. It's not that I want to "get a clear picture" in the Legislative Council. "It's easy to get rid of all the cards and mix."

So is the Democratic Party an acceptable nominee?

Mai Meijuan said that it is impossible to generalize, but the premise is to "do nothing against China to disrupt Hong Kong and violate the "National Security Law", and it is not possible to raise the issue if you enter the parliament." He hopes that this will encourage pan-democrats to participate in the election.

However, she emphasized that it was only a personal wish, and did not represent the position of the Federation of Trade Unions, nor was it discussed internally.

Advocate and Election Committee Open Nationality Mai Meijuan: Don’t be more surprised

Mai Meijuan publicly suggested earlier that the government should require candidates for election committees to indicate whether they have a BNO, foreign passport, or right of abode. This attracted heated discussions in political circles, but the government ultimately failed to adopt it.

She said frankly, "I don't know how to explain everyone's surprise, and I have nothing to choose from, just to tell you to openly watch everyone", and even laughed "maybe it will attract the support of a group of voters with BNO."

As for some people criticizing her for "showing loyalty" and "fighting red", Mak Meijuan asked, "Shall I make it? The three characters "Patriot" are chiseled on the forehead of the Federation of Trade Unions!"

Expectations for the 40 members of the Election Committee sector: we should not only concentrate on the "rich second generation"

After the election restructuring, the Legislative Council will add 40 members of the electoral committee sector. Mak Mei-juan said that she has certain expectations for this and she believes that she will not become an "interest group." "Politics" will not only take into account the interests of a single sector or region.

For example, she pointed out that if an accountant becomes a member of the electoral committee, he must take the interests of all Hong Kong citizens as the main consideration when voting. It cannot only take into account the interests of the profession like a member of the accounting profession. "(40 electoral committee members) is equivalent to It is the epitome of society. Members must play the role of opinion leaders and speak out for Hong Kong's overall problems."

Regarding how the 40 seats should be allocated, Mak Mei-juan believes that the two principles of "balanced participation" and "wide representation" should be followed, and should not only focus on social elites and the "rich second generation". "There must also be no business or no labor. ".

She emphasized that as a political organization, the Federation of Trade Unions has the goal of securing more seats, but there is still no election deployment.

Refers to direct elections and rezoning can unite and establish a system

Mak Mei-juan, who was promoted to the Legislative Council through direct elections in the New Territories West, believes that the re-demarcation of the constituency will have an unimaginable impact on the establishment. Instead, it points out that in the past because of the large number of constituencies, it was difficult for members to canvass votes. Concentrate more on canvassing votes.

She further stated that the reform of the electoral system has brought unity to the establishment. "Under the direct election dual-seat single-vote system, the goal of the establishment will be to get the most seats together. Unlike the previous proportional representation system, the political parties have to compete with each other. In order to obtain their best interests."

Speaking of personal trends, Mak Mei-juan said it was too early. As for whether he will move to the Election Committee sector or play in the same way?

She only said that "I love the people", and emphasized that the society should not underestimate the difficulty of running for the electoral committee. "It is not simply canvassing votes for 1,500 people. Everyone has their own representative group behind them", laughed It may be more difficult to stand for elections than direct elections.

The Federation of Trade Unions hopes to send more talents to the government

Earlier, the Federation of Trade Unions re-elected its leadership, and the Hong Kong People’s Congress representative Wu Qiubei was re-elected as its chairman. Mai Meijuan hopes that after the election reform, the council will be able to focus on people’s livelihood issues and deep-seated contradictions. "It is precisely the strength of the Federation of Trade Unions. Wu Qiubei recently wrote articles on different social issues one after another, hoping to focus on policy initiatives in the future, and articles will be published one after another in the future.

Mak Meijuan also pointed out that after Ho Qiming joined the government as deputy director to achieve a "zero breakthrough", the Federation of Trade Unions hopes to send more talents to the government in the future and influence the government's governance. She frankly admits that the current accountability team lacks a formation. She hopes that After joining the government, members will do their utmost to fight for labor rights.

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