The Democratic Party will convene a general meeting on the 26th of this month to decide whether to participate in the December Legislative Council election.
Lu Wenduan, the vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, has repeatedly written articles in recent days, saying that if the Democratic Party forcibly prohibits party members from running for election or violates the "Hong Kong National Security Law", it is like "seeking death."
It has been pointed out that the party is brewing a "third way", that is, the party does not directly oppose the election, and allows individual party members to fight in their own name. The Democratic Party does not provide support, but will not expel them from the party.
The Democratic Party’s Sham Shui Po District Councillor Yuen Hai-wen believes that the "third way" is "no soup, no water," and it is dishonest to the public. The party should recognize its ideas and decide whether to vote or not, and explain it to the voters.
Did not disclose personal voting intentions, saying that they need to speak up as much as possible
During an interview with Emily Liu, former chairman of the Democratic Party, Yuan Haiwen mentioned that in recent months, in the political environment, many people seem to be fascinated by "outstanding and scary," but they did not explain the legal reasons.
He believes that whether a party participates in an election should be the party's own decision. If a party member violates the party's decision, the party naturally has the right to impose disciplinary sanctions.
He pointed out that there are people "going down to Guoan, are they not creating white terror, are they?" He believes that this trend should not be promoted. The Democratic Party must make a wise decision according to its own strategy.
Yuan Haiwen believes that the "third way" is dishonest to the citizens, because the political power of the Democratic Party comes from the support of the public, and the principles and concepts should be explained to them. Such an "intermediate treatment" is a bit "nothing." "I can't see any benefit to the Democratic Party and society as a whole."
However, he agreed that the Democratic Party must seek legal advice on this matter, lamenting that anything can happen in today's political environment, and frankly said that the logic of "using the law to force people to stand in elections" is strange.
When asked about his personal position, Yuan Haiwen did not respond positively. However, he believes that the basic principle is that under the National Security Law and the epidemic, the rights of Hong Kong people have been affected to some extent. It is necessary to speak out as much as possible to restore the citizens’ right to assembly and freedom of speech. I think I have incomprehensible abilities. If the bottom line and principles are not met, I will see no sense." If the party decides to vote or not, he must respect it.
He also emphasized that from the standpoint of caring for the party, he must attend the membership meeting at the end of the month.
▼Part of the resignation of district councillors has been announced▼
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Criticize the government for letting gossips to scare away district councillors by means of "lower third-rate"
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced today the arrangements for the oath of district board members. This Friday, Hong Kong Island will "take the lead."
The Secretary for Home Affairs Xu Yingwei pointed out that the remuneration arrangements will be handled in accordance with the remuneration guidelines. If you lose your membership, the remuneration will be suspended from the same day.
Yuan Haiwen pointed out that the relevant invitation letter has not been received yet, but it is believed to be a short-term matter. He also mentioned that the government has used many media outlets in advance to claim that the disqualified district councillors will recover all the salary since taking office. Caused more than 200 district councilors to resign, but neither gave legal reasons, nor did Xu Yingwei comment in public.
Yuan criticized the above-mentioned methods as "despicable and shameless" and "low-class methods." After frightening the district councilors away, he even said ridiculously, saying that "I don't do anything wrong in my life, and I won't be surprised if I knock on the door in the middle of the night."
He questioned that the government deliberately released wrong rumors, and then did not clarify, and allowed these rumors to flow, thereby achieving political goals and completely subverting the government’s principle of dealing with the media. It’s hard to pass the words."
Lu Wenduan pointed out that the Democratic Party blocked members from participating in the election or violated the National Security Law.
Carrie Lam: Influencing and sabotaging the election is illegal. Wenduan Lu: The Democratic Party forcibly block the election of party members, fearing violation of the National Security Law. Calls on the "Survivalists" to start anew.
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