Luo Jianxi: It’s hard to predict whether the party's district councillors can pass the oath to retain the people who have the worst plans for salary recovery

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 candidacy and allows individual party members to fight in their own name.

Democratic Party Chairman Law Kin-hee stated on the RTHK program today (8) that the membership meeting at the end of the month will only deal with the issue of whether the party will send people to the election, and will not deal with "other follow-up issues."

Regarding the arrangement for the swearing of district councillors, Law Kin-hee said that it is impossible to judge how many Democratic Party members can pass the oath in the end. Regarding the arrangement of salary recovery, the remaining councillors have already prepared for the worst.

Luo Jianxi: It is difficult to estimate whether the Democratic Party can pass the oath

Luo Jianxi pointed out that what the general assembly has to do is relatively simple: make a decision on some major issues of principle, that is, whether to send people to participate in the election, and other follow-up issues "will not be dealt with specially."

If there are other details, how individuals take their positions, and whether they stand for election in their own name, it will depend on what other mechanisms are used to deal with them. I hope everyone respects the Democratic Party's decision-making mechanism.

He emphasized that the Democratic Party is completely incapable of "forcibly preventing" others from running for the election. If the party decides not to run for the election, and some party members refuse to accept it and quit the party and run for the election on their own, the party will not be able to stop it.

However, he believes that this is a political ethics issue, not a "rules" issue.

Luo pointed out that different people have different interpretations of the general direction decisions that the Democratic Party has made all the time, and the scope of consideration is also very different, but if some people "accept only one explanation," he can't help it.

When asked about the arrangements for the swearing of district councillors, Luo Jianxi said that it is difficult to estimate the "red line" of the authorities, so it is impossible to judge how many people and members of the Democratic Party will pass the oath in the end.

He pointed out that he did not discuss with the party's district board members one by one, but he believed that most of the remaining members would take the oath.

In terms of salary recovery arrangements, it is believed that the remaining members are mentally prepared for the "worst-case scenario."

Luo Xiaofeng: Zoning committees can fill part of their functions

Luo Xiaofeng, vice chairman of the Tai Po South Area Committee and Pakatan Harapan, said that it is reasonable to require district councilors to swear an oath as soon as possible. Just like a marriage contract, to serve the public as a public office, they must of course abide by the rules. We hope that all district councillors will take the oath as soon as possible to do a good job in the district council.

He mentioned that many district boards have only a few members left, and their operation is affected. To a certain extent, the district committees can also "make up seats." However, he frankly said that in the absence of offices, the work is more difficult and he hopes that the government can provide some support.

The Chairman of the Sham Shui Po District Council and the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, Tan Decheng, said on the same program that there have been different stories in the past two months. They said that they would not pursue a salary, and that they might not be. , It is better to concentrate on helping residents deal with livelihood issues such as the "replenishment" of consumer vouchers.

However, he said frankly that the government has been letting go in July, and has not made any specific statement about the salary arrangements until today. It is unclear or unclear. He believes that a responsible government must let the participants know the rules of the game and explain the terms so that everyone can work effectively. .

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