24 Hong Kong Island District Councillors completed the oath last Friday (10th). The government sent a letter to 7 people stating that the validity of the oath was in doubt and requested additional information to determine whether the oath was valid.
District councillors who need to submit information are all running for the democratic primaries or lent the office as a voting station.
District councillors from Kowloon and the New Territories will hold an oath later. According to Hong Kong 01, at least 26 of the district councillors still serving in the two districts have participated in the democratic primary elections, lent the council office as a voting station or signed "Mo Luo Wu Regrets" stated that after the oath is taken, it will also be accused of doubts about the validity of the oath, need to submit information, and face the risk of being DQ.
Some district councillors who participated in the democratic primary election stated that they would take the oath as originally planned. They also said that they could not predict what the government would do. They could only "cook until they could eat" and were ready for bankruptcy or even imprisonment.
Some district councillors who have loaned out the council pointed out that they are ready to reply and will explain from the perspective of not supporting "solicit speculation."
Earlier, the government "exposed" four types of district councillors, including DQ to run for the democratic primary elections and lending the office as a voting station, and to recover the salary since taking office, triggering a large-scale wave of resignations. Most of them have lent The district councillor who was holding the voting station has resigned.
According to statistics from "Hong Kong 01", among the still serving district councillors in Kowloon and the New Territories, at least 21 district councillors have lent the council office as a voting station.
Many of the incumbent district councillors also participated in the primary elections, including Kwong Chunyu and Tu Jinshen from the Democratic Party, and Li Zhihong, Lu Deming, and William Shi of Sha Tin District who also joined the list to run for the election.
Li Zhihong: Be prepared for bankruptcy or imprisonment, some district councillors explained that they did not support "speculation"
Li Zhihong, chairman of the Sha Tin District Council, who is ranked second in the list for the primary election of the Democratic Party, said that at present, the government has only issued a letter requesting an explanation from the district members involved in the primary election and has not made a DQ decision.
He said that the validity of the oath is determined by the government and he has no control over it, but he hopes that if the government sends a letter requesting an explanation, he should explain which law the district councillor has violated, and he will try his best to explain it.
Regarding the claim that once the oath is invalidated, he will be paid. Li Zhihong said that the government's statement of "venting the wind" is different every time. He can only "cook until he eats" and is ready to go bankrupt or even go to jail.
A district councillor who has lent the Yee Office as a primary ballot station said that the democrats have held primary elections many times in the past and there is no problem. According to the person's understanding, the authorities questioned not about assisting in the holding of primary elections, but whether they supported "solicit speculation." , Saying that he has prepared a statement of defense, and will reiterate his position that he does not support "solicit speculation", and hopes that the authorities will fully consider the social conditions at the time when making a decision.
He believes that the practice of salary recovery is difficult to understand by common sense, but the final decision is in the hands of the government.
District Councillors’ Oaths︱ Choi Chi Keung laments that she has no right and power to refuse allegiance to Xu Yingwei and announces immediate DQ Hong Kong Island 24 district councilors’ oaths including Yang Xueying, Su Yiheng, Xu Yingwei: Rulings are valid according to the law, whether district councillors swear oaths | The clothing and decoration guidelines are not allowed to wear pig-mouthed helmets. It is prohibited to wear swimwear, jerseys, and yoga pants.
01News