The Legislative Council, which will be extended for one year, will be over soon. The last general meeting was held yesterday (27th). The nomination period for general elections will begin this Saturday (30th). A total of 90 members of the new term will be released in December and will take office next year.
The President of the Legislative Council, Mr. Leung Junyan, held a press conference this morning (28th) at the end of the year to summarize the operation of the past year and even the sixth term of the Legislative Council. During the legislative amendments, the building was hit by the attack, the pan-citizens remarks, and even the views on the new electoral system.
"Hong Kong 01" was broadcast live.
After the last meeting of the Sixth Legislative Council yesterday, members took a group photo in the Chamber. The non-establishment medical member Chen Peiran was not present.
(Information Picture/Photographed by Li Zetong)
Leung Junyan pointed out that 16 members of the current Legislative Council resigned, of which 15 are non-establishment members. They resigned collectively last year. There are now 42 members. There have been vacancies since the beginning of the Legislative Council. This is the first time since the establishment of the Legislative Council. .
He pointed out that after the National Security Act, the parliament gradually returned to rationality and focused on people’s livelihoods. The chaos disappeared. No congressman was ordered to withdraw immediately because of extremely disorderly behavior, and there was no adjournment due to insufficient quorum. He believed that the public would welcome it. The Legislative Council returned to rationality.
Liang Junyan pointed out that in 2020-2021, due to three more months and a total of 49 meetings, the number of meetings is the largest in the past year, but the total number of hours is less than in previous years.
The current Legislative Council has a total of 17 questions and answers for the Chief Executive and 18 short questions and answers.
In addition, the government has submitted 128 bills in this term, of which the Legislative Council has passed 124 bills, which is about 50% more than the previous term.
He mentioned that for the past five years of the chairman's career, "experienced deeply, but it is just a good opportunity to hone." The world has not developed as expected. He would thank the Secretariat for its neutral and reliable support.
He believes that the new Legislative Council will also be based on the interests of the people of Hong Kong.
When asked about Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in a closed session the night before, criticizing the establishment who had supported the establishment of an independent investigation committee to investigate the anti-regulation incident. Liang Junyan said that everyone "voted their opinions" that night, and he did not comment.
As for whether an individual is re-elected, he said that there is still a lot of time: "I have been so busy so far. I hope to calmly think about it this weekend. With my family, the Pakatan Harapan, and the Federation of Industries, everyone will find time to think about it, and A lot of time".
As for whether his son Liang Hongzheng is running for the election, Liang Junyan suggested that reporters directly ask him: "He is very independent. If he decides what to do, I will support him."
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