The nomination period for the Election Committee subsector elections started last Friday (6th). There was competition in the religious sector and other sectors. Among them, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong occupied 10 seats. A total of 40 people signed up yesterday (10th), including The "Whistleblower" of the Saudi Central Line scandal, Pan Zhuohong, the managing director of Zhongke Xingye, who had announced that he represented the "League of Hope" in the election of the Legislative Council last year.
In addition, Zhang Junyong, former representative of the National People's Congress, Lan Hongzhen, former member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and others have signed up.
Based on the fact that there are more participants than the seats allocated to the group, the returning officers of the religious circles must draw lots to decide which 10 persons will become the election committees.
When interviewed by "Hong Kong 01", Pan Zhuohong said that he did not resist the new electoral system.
He pointed out that voters in many sectors of the electoral committee under the new system belong to the establishment, and they expressly do not want to get votes from the establishment, so they decided to try to join the election committee through the religious circles, "it is up to God to decide."
Pan Zhuohong: The biggest stand is the interests of Hong Kong people
Under the new electoral system, the religious circles belonging to the third sector follow the previous arrangements. The 60 seats are nominated by each of the six major religious groups. The groups include the Christian Council, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, the Chinese Islamic Fraternity Society, and the Taoist Alliance. Association, Confucius Institute and Buddhist Federation.
If the number of nominations exceeds the number of seats occupied, religious organizations have different treatment methods. For example, after the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong confirms the identity of the nominated Catholics, it will forward the list to the Returning Officer of the religious sector. If the number of nominations exceeds 10 According to the regulations, the Returning Officer will draw lots to determine who will become the election committee on a designated date and witnessed by the parish representative.
As of yesterday, there are a total of 40 nominations for the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. The competition is fierce. Among them are many political and business people, including Pan Zhuohong, who has announced his candidacy for the Legislative Council election last year on behalf of the "League of Hope".
When receiving an inquiry from "Hong Kong 01", he pointed out that he hoped to bring another voice to the election committee, and emphasized that he would not give up anything because of changes to the electoral system.
He said that voters in other sectors "are not red or blue", describing themselves as "nothing to fight for" and do not want to win votes from the establishment, so they participate in the religious world and "determine by God."
He mentioned that even if the selection committee of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong is decided by lottery, it has to go through the qualification examination by the Board of Appraisal.
When asked about his political stance, Pan Zhuohong said that his biggest stance is to safeguard the interests of Hong Kong people. Anyone who betrays Hong Kong’s interests "everyone", and criticizes the establishment of "fighting against the left" and "fishing for political oil and water", hoping to be able to do so. Analyze the incident without taking a political stand.
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