The veterans of the Democratic Party once again advocate for the Pan-Democratic Party to rise to the challenge

Recently, Li Huaming, a founding member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Legislative Council, reiterated that "the Democratic Party is not a political group", stating that if the Democratic Party finally chooses to abandon the election and voluntarily abandon its voice platform, the Democratic Party has also completed its historical mission. If the Democratic Party does not dissolve , He himself had to quit the party.

There is no doubt that as district council members take oaths and the Legislative Council elections approach, all pan-democratic political parties will always have to face key choices.

The question of whether the Pan-Democratic parties have room to participate in politics has been fermenting in society for some time. However, as Chief Executive Carrie Lam asked ironically on Tuesday (21st), "If they (non-establishment parties) do not stand for election, how can we make this kind of election? People are elected?" The question of the amount of political space in the future requires various political parties and organizations to jointly explore and find answers.

Regardless of the remarks made by people in the establishment or pro-Beijing, in any case, if a political party chooses not to participate in elections or seeks to expand its influence in the current political system, the leadership of the party should not only express its position to its supporters. At the same time, it is more necessary to show his macro strategy and direction to the members of the party.

Li Huaming, a veteran of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Legislative Council, stated that if the Democratic Party finally decides to abandon the election, it will lose its role as a political party. If it violates his personal beliefs, he will choose to withdraw from the party.

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Community work and parliament complement each other

If a political party decides not to participate in the election due to various reasons and only "work hard in the community", what is the "ultimate goal" of the community work to be explained by the leadership of the political party?

In particular, the political parties in Hong Kong used to organize in the colonial era to seek to expand their political influence in the Legislative Council at that time, and to seek changes in government policies in the most peaceful and legal way.

To this day, if political parties have no intention of competing for seats in the parliament, and no longer seek institutional policy changes, I am afraid it will be difficult to give a convincing argument.

Political parties’ community work has always been complementary to Hong Kong’s political elections.

The purpose of organizing a mobilization network within the community is to ask political parties to obtain "iron votes" support in elections, and to expand the number of votes they receive in elections and the number of seats in parliament.

Today, the leadership of the Pan-Democratic Party proposes to "maintain regional power" instead of "the route of parliamentary elections." However, if its ultimate goal is not for election goals and expand its political influence, it seems that this "continuation of community work" The route is also doubtful.

Especially when a political party loses its political influence and acts as a non-profit organization in the region, why don't citizens directly donate to local charitable organizations?

Yuan Haiwen accepted an interview with Emily Liu, saying that the Democratic Party should clearly explain its policies and concepts to the public.

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One generation has a breakthrough

Indeed, Hong Kong’s political space is subject to many restrictions due to the new system. Some pan-democratic veterans may be worried about "not being guaranteed at the end of the festival."

Hu Zhiwei, the former leader of the Democratic Party who is still in custody, wrote to his party members earlier, advocating not to participate in the next Legislative Council election.

However, politicians need to think more about the fact that many citizens still live in Hong Kong, still looking forward to the democratic development of Hong Kong, and still hope that non-organizational voices will enter the perspective of parliament.

In fact, some pan-democratic veterans used to form a party and even participated in the first election after the reunification. Why didn't they fight for more political space at that time?

Today, Hong Kong is facing a new political environment. Even if faced with political risks, many people still adhere to the idea of ​​joining the party and politics that day. They have no plans to leave. Instead, they are still seeking breakthroughs in people's livelihood, society and even politics.

Kwun Tong District Councillor and Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party, Leung Yi-ting, continued to work as a district councilor, and Kwong Chunyu also established the YouTube channel "New Youth Office" to continue to exert his influence.

Regardless of whether they want to participate in the Legislative Council elections, they are at least willing to do a good job of district councils under the new system.

Today, if the pan-people lose their brave imagination of "breaking through the siege," and become extinct from the political system, what is buried is the new generation who will rise to the difficulties and seek opportunities for change.

Qualifications review new things Politicians and officials must adapt to the Democratic Party should have its own line, should continue to use elections as a means of agenda setting