The nomination period for the Election Committee election ended before the deadline. Several subsectors with the same number of nominations and seats were suddenly added on the last day. The legal profession, Chinese medicine, technological innovation, business (third), and financial services were added. The Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Area Committees, which are regarded as Beijing’s "iron votes", have seven sectors. The number of applicants exceeds the number of seats, and a vote is required on September 19.
Candidates from different sectors told "Hong Kong 01" that they did not know that someone suddenly signed up for the election. They thought it was a "deliberate arrangement", which made the election more competitive and prevented too many sectors from being automatically elected and partitioning seats, which would create impressions. Questions, but speaking frankly has no effect on the election results.
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Two establishment persons who participated in the election from different sectors said that they originally thought that the nomination and the seats were just "all the same," but I heard that some people still fight for the election at the last minute. In addition, there is no competition in multiple sectors, so as to avoid too much The seats "win every time", so the people concerned rushed to the last train to register, and the number of competing sub-sectors increased to 13.
Among them, the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Sub-Committees, which are regarded as Beijing iron votes, have a total of 156 seats. Due to the large number of eligible candidates, the list of elections has been coordinated in advance to include a large number of people from the establishment. The first few days of the nomination period have been "Qi Zhang".
Some establishments bluntly said that if they have not received "blessings", it is impossible for anyone to suddenly register on the last day.
The New Territories Sub-Committee sector originally had 80 applicants, which was the same as the seats. However, the chairman of the Sai Kung District Fight Crime Association and the former candidate of Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Wu Shifu, together with the vice chairman of the Sha Tin Area Committee, Lau Tak-wing, signed up on the last day and ordered the Chief Counselor The number of elections becomes 82.
Candidates claim that there are no bad things about the election before signing up after careful consideration
In reply to the inquiry of "Hong Kong 01", Liu Derong stated that he decided to run for the election after a few days of careful consideration. As it takes time to find a nomination, he finally rushed to register on the last day.
He said that as a patriot, he should take part in the first election after the central government has perfected the electoral system. He also believes that having an election is not a bad thing, so that the district committee members can vote for representatives, reflecting the spirit of democracy.
Limbaugh, who ran for the Hong Kong-Kowloon Divisional Committee on the last day of the nomination period, said that the election of the Election Committee is a rare opportunity. .
Regarding "arranging for elections," Limbaugh said that he believes that every candidate will sign up voluntarily and has not negotiated with other candidates. It is estimated that each candidate will also be required to conduct an election. "Don't worry about being elected automatically." .
Limbaugh said that even if he does not stand for the election, there will be others running for the election.
In the middle of the nomination period, the DAB of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Area Committee, Li Wing-ho, believes that there is no statistics on the number of people who participated in the election. Anyone who thinks he is suitable can participate in the election. He will respond with a normal mind. " Everyone who participates in the election is expected to compete.” Just like the district council election, sometimes they are elected automatically, and sometimes they need to be elected.
The stamp of the legal circle Liu Hanquan: the list of 15 people gathers votes
The same situation has also occurred in the legal profession. There are 15 seats elected. The former president of the Law Society Liu Hanquan took the lead to form a list of 15 people, including Senior Counsel Tang Jiahua, Liang Dingbang, and President of the Law Society Peng Yunxi.
15 people submitted their nomination forms on Monday and Tuesday (August 9th and 10th).
However, on the last day, the lawyer Bai Tao submitted a form, so that the "stamp" of the sector must be decided by election.
According to the information, Bai Tao is an assistant to the chairman of China Legal Services (Hong Kong), a partner of a Chinese law firm, and an arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. He was in charge of the first case of Qianhai mediation integrating Hong Kong.
In response to queries, Ambrose Lau said that the Election Committee is free to elect and participate freely. He did not know beforehand that Bai Tao would sign up for the election. The 15 list will continue to win the support of the industry and he is confident that he can win.
In addition, in the 60-seat labor sector, 72 people signed up for the election, including representatives of the Federation of Trade Unions, the Federation of Labor, the Civil Service Union, and the LAB that sent 50 people to the election. Sending people to grab all seats, hoping to have a certain degree of competition, thinks that even if the civil servants’ union and other organizations win a few seats, it will have no effect on the overall situation. Review."
Election Committee｜The last 324 election committee candidates nominated at least 25 people from Lam Cheng to be the core election committee of the election office. Panmin won 325 seats in the last election Meeting｜Received 1056 nominations for legal and other 7 sectors to emerge as "stamps". The most fierce competition for social welfare Election Committee ︱ Rarely independent democrats signed up for the election of Sai Kung District Council Chairman Zhou Xianming to be elected to the Social Welfare Election Committee ︱ Di Zhiyuan won 9 The nomination is successful and the registration process continues to "eat lemons"
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