In the first election committee election after the restructuring of the electoral system, the establishments came out in empty groups, and the non-organizations only had "three kittens", including the independent democratic Zhou Xianming, who participated in the social welfare sector.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", he said that it is difficult to gather influence under the new electoral system, but believes that people who have knowledge of the industry should participate in the election, so he decided to participate in the election with six other like-minded friends. When we meet the nominee, we have two people who can do it. They can help them elect the Legislative Council. They may all have a role."
"One thousand four hundred and ninety people voted in favor. We can agree with one or two. If we feel reasonable, we can agree, but if there are reservations, we can vote for other opinions," Zhou Xianming said bluntly. It's tiny, keep it till you continue to do it."
Among the three non-organizationalists, only he and Di Zhiyuan successfully entered the gate. Zhou Xianming said he was a person with a clear political stand, but he was disappointed that Zheng Songtai was denied entry, and believed that people with a broader political spectrum should be allowed to participate. "I hope that non-incorporated political groups can have the opportunity to play a role in the current parliamentary system. If there is no only hope to have an independent and capable role."
Zhou Xianming believes that under the new election system, it is difficult to gather a certain degree of influence, but he agrees with other friends in the social welfare circle that people who know the industry should participate in the election.
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Zhou Xianming has been elected as a Saigon District Councillor since 1991. He is known as the "Long Victory General". He was successfully elected as a member of the social welfare sector in 2000 and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015. This time he formed a team with 6 other people. Run for re-election.
Zhou Xianming stated that he and other members are heads of academia and institutions, and have close ties with the industry. He participated in the election to express the industry’s concerns to the chief executive and legislators, hoping that Hong Kong will have inclusiveness, equality, mutual trust and freedom. In a society that continues to develop, "We have grown up in people’s minds that the government is not good at hearing opinions. Some people leave the ground. We are really in contact with the public, and we hope to receive comments when we contact them. ) Zhong Mi likes to listen, we can all express it.”
Hope to be elected can be nominated to help the Legislative Council
The electoral system has undergone major changes, and many democrats have indicated that they have no intention of participating in the election and refuse to be a "vase." Is it still useful to join the Election Committee?
Zhou Xianming said frankly that this issue was his biggest resistance before signing up. He had discussed with the election committee of the previous election. Everyone thought that it would be difficult to gather a certain degree of influence under the new election system, but he and other friends in the social welfare circle agreed that it should be People who know the industry participated in the election, "It's a pity that no one will represent me when everyone is quiet."
"This influence must not be able to be a "king maker" in the past, just like the last time everyone thought there was a chance to go to the Critical mass (cluster effect) and Significant others (a very important third party), nothing This character."
"But I hope that even if one or two of them are good, we have the opportunity to interview in five sectors. If someone asks for a nominee in the professional sector, we have two people who can do it and can help. The election of the Legislative Council may have already played a role.” Zhou Xianming believes that the entire electoral system is not a single word. “Neither the SAR government nor the central government wants to be the same. If you don’t play the same role, people on the other side of the political spectrum can do it. Accepted."
Zhou Xianming said that the process of obtaining the nomination is not easy, and some institutions have expressed concerns to him.
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The Qualification Examination Committee once asked to sign the anti-National Security Law and the joint signature emphasized the public's worries
In this election of the Election Committee, only 13 subsectors have competition. The Election Committee of the social welfare sector consists of 23 people competing for 12 seats, which is already the most competitive sub-group.
Zhou Xianming believes that the beauty of competitive elections is that they can bring out ideas in the process and be questioned by others, which triggers discussions.
He emphasized that even if the seven of them are ultimately unable to be elected, they can at least promote the discussion of social welfare issues during the election process. It is reasonable to agree, but if you feel that you have reservations, you can vote for other opinions." He bluntly said, "Even if the voice is small, keep it until you continue to do it."
However, the electoral system was drastically revised, and participants had to face numerous difficulties.
Zhou Xianming stated that it is not easy to obtain the nomination process, and some institutions have expressed concerns to him; even if sufficient nominations are obtained, he still has to pass the qualification examination committee. Zhou Xianming was once inquired by the Qualification Examination Board and requested to respond to the signing of the opposition to the National Security Law. Department of the matter.
Zhou Xianming emphasized that the joint signature was signed before the law came into effect. At that time, the central government and the SAR government had not yet announced the details of the law. He and other district councilors only truthfully expressed their opinions to reflect public concerns. Well, I think about burying my words and deeds in the district councils in the past. I believe that I have considered this by myself. Do I need to go to the medical examination early at this time? But I feel that it is normal to deal with it."
When asked, have you ever thought about not being able to enter the gate?
Zhou Xianming said that this time he was only running for the election committee of the social welfare sector. "If I have been in Hong Kong for many years, we will feel that Hong Kong has the freedom to express our disagreements, and we will tell us what we are dissatisfied with. If you don’t know it, or if you can’t get into the gate for this reason, I will show you how to show it to others.”
Zhou Xianming and six other people formed a list to run for the election committee of the social welfare sector.
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Disappointed by DQ, Zheng Songtai has no intention of electing a legislative meeting
In the end, the results of the Qualification Examination Committee were announced. Of the three non-organizational factions, only he and Di Zhiyuan successfully entered the gate. Zheng Songtai, who remained in the parliament last year, was DQ and jointly lost his legislative council seat.
Zhou Xianming said that he is not a person with a clear political profile. "Maybe I am not a politician. I am a social worker who tends to be non-organized and participates in regional affairs after work."
He bluntly said that he was shocked and disappointed by Zheng Songtai’s rejection. He always hoped that the political spectrum could be wider and allow more people to participate. The parliamentary system plays a role. If there is no hope of being independent and capable of playing a role, it is relatively difficult for an independent anarchic group to play a role in the Legislative Council."
So if you succeed in being promoted to the Election Committee, will you have the intention to go back and run for the end-of-year Legislative Council election?
Zhou Xianming said that "it won't be right now." He believes that the Legislative Council should be joined by people who have the will and strength and have a long-term vision for Hong Kong. He also said that social work is his first choice.
Zhou Xianming hopes that young people can serve as members of the Legislative Council. He pointed out that many young members of the current district councils have ideals and visions. Unfortunately, many have resigned, lamenting that the current social environment makes it difficult for non-organized people to stand for election.
It is said that if "indirect election" is resumed after the restructuring, it is difficult to reach group voters
After the restructuring, the composition of the election committee for the social welfare sector has changed from 14,241 voters in the previous term to 144 group votes.
Zhou Xianming does not hesitate to say that the election situation is severe, and the time left for the election is short, and it is difficult to contact relevant organizations. "Apart from me, there are different candidates or supporters behind them, so we can make contact work early all the way." He didn't want to. In the end, only a few people voted, "Whether they support one side, or only one or twelve, their vote is the most important thing. This is because there are no more than 10,000 social workers who have the opportunity to vote in exchange for a return. I hope he will cherish it."
"Actually, the system is changing. If we went out of 7 out of 10, more than 10,000 social workers would vote. It is said that we might get rid of it, but I don’t want to do it, because the industry has jobs all the way. Zhou Xianming hopes that various organizations can contact them more and ask them to explain their concepts, such as the overall social welfare plan, the funding basis of the block grant, and so on.
Facing the change in the composition of the social welfare sector, Zhou Xianming recalled that Xu Xianfa, the former director-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Social Affairs, called on him for a vote that year, hoping to support him in his election as a member of the social welfare sector of the Legislative Council.
Zhou Xianming believes that the current situation is a bit like resuming "indirect elections". Representatives are elected through group votes. He pointed out that although there are not many citizens who care about it, "but it is actually very important. There are 7 "stupid more" in our place. I hope the citizens will know. It’s important, even if we only get one, two, or three seats at the end, but the tie is so important, because the tie is not easy to come by.”
Believe that the Basic Law states that the goal of double universal suffrage will not be erased
Hong Kong’s political future is still unclear. Zhou Xianming believes that it is a bit "returning to the basic steps" and that it needs to start over and start again. The time line (time line) said, it’s faded away from the left, or faded a lot.” He believes that now we have to start from the beginning and then catch up. Time is tighter, but he urges everyone to look forward. The goal is not to be erased, and we should take it seriously. There are only 20 years left to catch up."
Zhou Xianming has signed up to participate in the Election Committee subsector election (social welfare sector). For a detailed list of candidates, please refer to:
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Election Committee︱After Zheng Songtai DQ, there are only two people left in the non-organizational system. Di Zhiyuan and Zhou Xianming successfully entered the election committee. Rarely independent democrats signed up for the chairman of the Sai Kung District Council. Zhou Xianming participated in the election of the social welfare sector. Changsheng General Zhou Xianming takes over
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