Political situation
Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2021-07-08 12:26
The last update date: 2021-07-08 12:31
The government arranged for district councilors to take the oath this month. The news stated that the district councilors involved in 4 types of "negative list" behaviors will be DQ. It is estimated that about 230 district councilors do not meet the requirements of the oath. The government will recover all their salaries and allowances since they took office. , Each involved more than 1 million yuan.
It is reported that if a district board member voluntarily resigns before being DQ, the authorities will "frozen" the case and will not seek compensation.
After the news came out, many district councillors announced their resignations yesterday (7th), including Democratic Party Tuen Mun District Council Chairman Chen Shuying, Tuen Mun District Councillor Lu Chunyu; Kwai Tsing District Councillors Cheung Kwan Kiu and Sham Shui Po who have resigned from the Civic Party District Councillor Li Chunxi has also resigned; Kowloon City District Councillor Kwong Po-yin, Guan Jialun, Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Li Ao-ran and others also announced their resignations today (8th).
However, some district councillors stated that they would not resign. Yuen Long district councillor Lai Kwok-yung said that even if he was caught by the DQ and demanded salary, he would face it calmly and "have a clear conscience."
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About 40 district councillors have resigned earlier, and many more district councillors announced their resignations on Facebook since yesterday.
Shatin District Councillor Li Wing-shing said yesterday that in order to take care of his family and minimize the worries of relatives and friends, the decision to resign took effect yesterday; the same Sha Tin District Councillors Chen Siu Yang and Yau Man Chun also pointed out that they have decided to resign as district councilors, and the resignation also took effect yesterday.
Until this morning, Kwun Tong District Councillor Chen Yi-sun announced his resignation, and the office will end on Saturday; Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Li Aoran also announced his resignation, and his resignation will take effect tomorrow.
In addition, the New Democratic League Tsuen Wan District Councillor Pan Langcong and North District Councillor Lin Ziqiong also announced their resignations, which will take effect immediately.
Democratic Party Chen Shuying resigns
According to the news, since the Civic Party and the New Democratic League signed the "No Regrets" Statement in the name of the party, even if they quit the party, they will not escape the DQ. The Kwai Tsing District Cheung Kwan Kiu and Sham Shui Po District Councillor Lee Chun Hei, who have already withdrawn from the Civic Party, have yesterday. Announced his resignation.
In addition, the district councillors who have lent their offices as primary ballot stations also have a chance to be DQ. About 50 members of the Democratic Party have lent their offices. Tuen Mun District Council Chairman, Democratic Party Chen Shuying, Democratic Party District Councillors Lai Chunying and Lu Chunyu also yesterday. Please resign.
Former New Democratic League and North District Councillor Chen Huida said that because his body could not support him, he could only make a decision to resign.
According to the news, there are four categories of people falling into the negative list of DQ, including district councilors who have lent their offices to vote.
(Information Picture/Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
Four categories of people fall into the DQ negative list, involving 230 people
According to the news, there are four types of people who fell into the negative list of DQ. In addition to participating in the primary elections of the democratic party and signing the "Mo Luo Wu Regrets" protest position statement, in the middle of last year, they signed the "Hong Kong people request to suspend the status of an independent customs territory". The statement and the display of the slogan "Recover Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times" in the councillor's office are also very likely to be deprived of district councilor qualifications.
It is understood that it is estimated that about 230 district councillors do not meet the oath requirements.
Regarding a number of Citizen Party members who quit the party collectively earlier, the news stated that quitting the CCP did not help to avoid the DQ, because the authorities believed that the relevant people quit the CCP only to avoid the DQ, and did not sincerely deny the Citizen Party's actions.
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