The democrats won the district council elections the year before last, winning over 380 seats in an unprecedentedly unprecedented way and taking the leadership of the 17 district councils in one fell swoop. Two years later, things changed. The government revised the law to require district councilors to take oaths, and it was rumored that the government had set four red lines. , Including participating in the primary elections of the democratic parties, signing the protest statement, etc., the DQ people will be charged for their salary since taking office, triggering a wave of resignation of district councillors, and more than 200 people have resigned so far.
The chairman of the Tsuen Wan District Council, Chen Wanchen, who has been cultivating the area for more than 30 years, did not resign with the brigade and decided to stay behind and take the oath.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", he bluntly stated that he had made the worst plans for staying, including being recovered by DQ and even more than one million salary.
Chen Wanchen believes that in contrast, serving the neighborhood is more meaningful, so he decided to stick to his post until the last moment, "Just like a family, you are a part of it. If you leave because of certain incidents, I will regret it. family."
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District elected General Changsheng handles more than 10,000 neighbourhood cases
"Chen Sheng, I have a question to ask" and "I don't know how to fill in the form." For more than 30 years, the office of Mr. Chen Wanchen has been in constant flow every day. So far, it has processed 10,000 cases of neighbourhoods, applying for an elderly card, 5,000 yuan Consumption coupons, appointments for injections..., the neighbourhood will only go to the office or call for help if there is something.
Chen Wanchen said that he had already forwarded the office telephone number to his private number in order to allow the neighbours to contact him 24 hours a day.
Since 1985, he has served as a district councilor. In a blink of an eye, for 36 years, the passionate youth of that day has reached his sixtieth year.
The certificates of appreciation and photos placed in the Chen Wanchen office record the changes in the area over the years, except for the connection and affection with the neighbourhood.
Chen Wanchen pointed out that there are many elderly people living in the district, and the office has specially set up wheelchair and scooter rental services to help the neighbours' needs from time to time. In addition, they also spent about 10,000 yuan to purchase blood pressure machines for the elderly to use.
However, he was most satisfied with the Cantonese opera classes held in the district for more than 30 years. He emphasized that many neighbourhoods sang from 40 to 70 years old. The leader of the Cantonese opera class is now 103 years old.
Speaking of these, his face is always full of smiles.
The people, things, and things in Limoushu Village have witnessed the ups and downs of Chen Wanchen's political career.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
Faced with DQ risk or pressure from salary chase, Chen Wanchen still insists on staying behind
In the district council election in 2019, the democrats won a big victory, and Chen Wanchen became the chairman of the district council for the first time.
He said that after taking office, he has been pushing the council to do more. The Tsuen Wan district has not only become the first district council in Hong Kong to distribute masks, but also advocated that the district be turned into a "garden city."
Chen Wanchen said that in the future, there are still regional projects that I want to promote, including improving the living environment of subdivided households and celebrating the 60th anniversary of Tsuen Wan's becoming a satellite city.
Although there are big plans, whether it can be promoted is still unknown. Earlier, the government amended the law to require district councilors to take an oath. Recently, it has been reported that many councillors will be DQ and even more likely to be recovered over one million salaries.
Chen Wanchen pointed out that the district councillors had discussed on different occasions. At that time, many councillors wanted to stay in office, but they learned that they had the opportunity to be paid for. Many people faced heavy financial pressure, so they had to resign with pain. To resign, to a certain extent, it puts a lot of pressure on those who stay here, because if the government really takes the time to implement the same, you will have to bear the consequences, not hundreds of thousands, but more than a million", but at this moment he still I hope to serve the community and do our best to do our best.
"Serving you for more than 30 years. During this period of time, I have been very hard, especially when there is a lot of pressure. I don’t know what to do today, I will face the consequences, but compared to helping the neighborhood every day , You see that every second, every moment, there are neighbours chasing us... The neighbours are asking for help in the most helpless time. I am so happy to be able to help." Chen Wanchen
During the visit, many neighbours went to the office to ask Chen Wanchen for help.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
Withdrew from the Civic Party last month, saying that he did not participate in any primary elections
It's not easy to leave, it may be even harder to stay.
The Citizen Party once signed the "No Regrets" Statement in the name of a political party, which was accused of being one of the red lines of the DQ. In recent months, many district councillors withdrew from the Citizen Party, including Chen Wanchen, who has joined the Citizen Party for more than 10 years.
How to assess your risk of being DQ?
Chen Wanchen said: "I have resigned from the party (Citizen Party). Actually, I have not run for any primary elections myself. I am passive, because filling out the form (signing the statement) is just a moment to my party members. , But I will try my best to explain the situation."
The point is that I can insist (as a district council member) for more than 30 years. I really have a relationship with Tsuen Wan District. In fact, it is not difficult for me to give up working as a district council. I am not paying for the district council's salary. It is difficult to share with the neighbourhood. Feelings and relationships, I think this is a family.
Chen Wanchen
As the chairman of the district council, there are twice as many labors as ordinary district councilors. If DQ or a salary of more than 2 million yuan is recovered, Chen Wanchen said that he has imagined the worst, but compared to being able to serve the neighbourhood, he chooses to stay. , Stick to your post until the last moment, "Just like a family, you are a member. If you leave due to certain incidents, I will regret leaving the family. Of course I believe other district councilors have other considerations, but I will Do my best to serve (neighborhood)."
Chen Wanchen's office is filled with various certificates of appreciation and medals to thank him for his contribution to the community.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
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