The Election Committee election was held on September 19, and 68 people from the labor sector competed for 60 seats. Among them, the Federation of Trade Unions sent 50 people to stand for the election.
The Federation of Trade Unions held a press conference today (3rd). The leadership led all the candidates for the election committee to meet with the media and put forward 8 major proposals, including the election of an efficient parliament, the protection of labor rights, adherence to the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" and countermeasures Capital monopoly, etc.
The chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions Wu Qiubei said that representatives of the Federation of Trade Unions come from different sectors, all capable and responsible, and will try their best to get all 50 elected.
Mai Meijuan, vice chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions and member of the Legislative Council, pointed out that when the election committee nominates candidates for the Legislative Council, they will consider whether they meet the eight major propositions and whether they are "fellows" of the Federation of Trade Unions.
President Xi Jinping put forward the theory of "common prosperity". Wu Qiubei also wrote an article earlier, which caused worries in the business community. Wu Qiubei retorted that "common prosperity" is not about robbing the rich and helping the poor or "fighting financial groups", but only hopes that the society will improve the distribution of wealth. fair.
The Federation of Trade Unions put forward eight major propositions, including electing an efficient council, safeguarding labor rights, adhering to the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong", adhering to institutional reforms, combating capital monopolies, and reforming the governance system.
Wu Qiubei pointed out that Hong Kong has moved from chaos to governance, and hopes to implement the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" and to select people who are capable, responsible and consider the overall interests of Hong Kong to govern Hong Kong.
When asked if he was confident in taking all 50 seats, Wu Qiubei said that the Federation of Trade Unions sent the best 50 people to stand for election. He hoped that all of them would be elected. However, the elections must be competitive and the results cannot be predicted.
Hope to strengthen the protection of the working class and increase the assistance for the unemployed
The chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions Huang Guo said that in the past, the government focused on the business sector and paid insufficient attention to labor rights. Through elections, it strengthened the protection of the labor class, especially assistance to the unemployed, and helped young people find opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.
Mak Meijuan said that the public has expectations for the electoral reform. For example, they hope that after the reform, the parliament will no longer drag the government behind, and that the parliament will be more efficient. If elected in the future, it will make good use of votes to find suitable people and promote the labor platform. Can affect government governance.
Will it nominate the democrat Wu Qiubei: If it is not a patriot, it cannot be nominated
As for whether the democrats will be nominated for the election, Wu Qiubei said that the implementation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" under the new system is of great responsibility and must be carefully evaluated when nomination. If it is not a patriot, the Federation of Trade Unions cannot nominate, "We want to nominate. This is a patriot, not because of his label."
Mai Meijuan pointed out that the concept of "shared prosperity" caused a backlash from business people.
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"Common Prosperity" non-robbing the rich and helping the poor means raising the tax rate does not necessarily cause capital to go
Wu Qiubei recently wrote an article advocating the theory of "common prosperity", suggesting that the government increase profits tax on high-profit enterprises, which has aroused the concern of the business community that "capitalization" will be released and the business environment will be affected.
Wu Qiubei retorted that the concept of common prosperity is often misunderstood. He criticized the absurdity of saying that poverty alleviation and wealth redistribution will affect the business environment. He emphasized that common prosperity is only the fairer distribution of wealth in society. "Common prosperity does not mean equal wealth. Robbing the rich and helping the poor or fighting against the financial group are all alarmist talkers."
He said that in many places with high tax rates, such as Europe and the United States, there will be no capital flow. He believes that society should not one-sidedly understand the impact of raising tax rates.
He went on to say that the poverty disparity in Hong Kong is so severe that it has reached a level of social uneasiness, and it will not solve it or affect the business environment instead.
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Mai Meijuan pointed out that the concept of shared wealth has caused a backlash from business people. On the one hand, some people are alarmist, but some people may not be able to talk to the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Xia Baolong who mentioned the five "good" related strategic thinking and macro perspectives, emphasizing the need to consider. The interests of society as a whole, not self-interests.
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