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The Democratic Party should not be labeled as "Hong Kong Independence"

2021-07-21T23:08:58.112Z


The name "Hu Zhiwei" has always been associated with people from the area street guys, the Democratic old pigeons, the old-fashioned middle-aged uncles, and the democrats of Greater China. His most "powerful" is only the anti-revision movement in 2019. Initial high


The name "Hu Zhiwei" has always been associated with people from the area street guys, the Democratic old pigeons, the old-fashioned middle-aged uncles, and the democrats of Greater China. His most "powerful" is only the anti-revision movement in 2019. In the beginning, he shouted "I want to see you commander".

Similarly, the word "Democratic Party" has always been in line with the national policy of "one country, two systems."

The first article of the Democratic Party's constitution is "Hong Kong is an inalienable part of China, and we support Hong Kong's return to China"; the second article is "the implementation of one country, two systems, a high degree of autonomy, and Hong Kong people's democratic governance of Hong Kong after the return. This conforms to the wishes of Hong Kong people and is beneficial to Hong Kong. Stability and prosperity promote China's development."


Among the five non-acceptance lists announced by the EAC recently, the candidate of "Democratic Prosperity Macau" who took a photo with Hu Zhiwei and the Macau democracy activist Wu Guochang was accused of not upholding the Basic Law and not loyal to the Macau Special Administrative Region. One of the reasons for his eligibility to run for the Legislative Council is that he had met with Hu Zhiwei, an important member of the "Hong Kong Democratic Party" who "advocates Hong Kong independence." Whether "advocating Hong Kong independence" here refers to the Democratic Party itself or Hu Zhiwei, it is obviously inappropriate. .

Democrats: street guys, parliamentarians, prisoners

To understand the political line of the Democratic Party, it is even more necessary to start with her regional work.

For many years, the Democratic Party has insisted on intensive farming in the community, building a relationship between neighborhoods and neighbourhoods in a "stone-sharing" manner.

In the afternoon on weekdays, walking into some housing markets with an aging population, it is not difficult to find that the Democratic Party’s district councillors take the blood pressure of the elderly and deal with local complaints in the afternoon.

Most of the Democratic district councillors have been operating in the district for many years, and their concerns are never limited to political issues.

On the contrary, they can see their proclamations on bus routes, community elderly care, monitoring of owners’ corporations' bid-rigging, and opposition to Link's rent increase, etc., and more of their persistence on issues related to local people’s livelihood.

The former chairman of the Democratic Party, Hu Zhiwei, is also a representative of the "street man" in the Democratic Party. He has been rooted in Wong Tai Sin since 1994. He has served as an assistant to a member, a district member, and an urban council member until he was elected as a member of the Kowloon East Legislative Council in 2012. His parliamentary speeches still did not forget to speak out for the local people's livelihood and community matters.

In the parliament, the Democratic Party represents a solid "peace, rational, and non-violent" parliamentary line.

Many Democratic congressmen have served as senior members of various committees and are more familiar with relevant policies than many policy bureau officials.

Over the years, they have been rational and pragmatic in advising the government.

Among them, Hu Zhiwei has been a member of the Transport Committee of the Legislative Council for many years, has been concerned about the tolls of the three tunnels and expressed his opinions on the traffic planning of East Kowloon. He has spared no effort in promoting the government to change its self-contained thinking in related policies.

Although the relationship between the Democratic Party and the government has been in tension in recent years, and individual members such as Xu Zhifeng may be radical, the Democratic Party as a whole and Hu Zhiwei have always adhered to the principle of "what is right, not what is wrong", and the radical "Hong Kong" The proposition of "independence" is completely different.

Parliament can tolerate opposition

Earlier, news about district councilors who did not meet the qualifications for swearing would be drained by the DQ and the recovery of salary expenses, coupled with the chief executive’s theory that "knowledge in his heart" triggered a wave of resignations.

However, many district councillors of the Democratic Party still expressed their willingness to swear to stay in the district council and continue to "fight the community" for the public, including Democratic Party Vice Chairman Liang Yiting, Central Committee Member Su Yiheng, and Sham Shui Po District Councillor Yuan Haiwen.

By staying in the parliament and accepting the oath, they are obviously willing to continue to participate in and discuss politics under the principle of "one country, two systems."

Even if they may continue to criticize the government's governance and struggle for democracy, these opposition voices should not be equated with radical forces and then rejected across the board.

Today, the Democratic Party is labelled as "Hong Kong independence" and "National Security." Those who took a photo with their former chairman have also been expelled from the Macau parliament.

Those who value "one country, two systems" need to consider whether "Hong Kong independence" has become a cheap "hat", and all opposition and construction voices have been wiped out by some people in the name of "Hong Kong independence."

The tense relationship can be temporary, but the impact of overcorrecting is profound.

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Source: hk1

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