Dismantling︱ District Councillors were successfully dismissed by DQ Tan Xiangwen when they were mentioned. Political analysis involves two major considerations.

The Legislative Council election will be held next month. Li Jiachao, the chairman of the Candidate Qualification Review Committee and Chief Secretary for Administration, announced the results of the qualification review in advance. More than 10 non-organizational factions have all successfully exited the gate, including the candidate Tan Xiangwen for the Kowloon Central Constituency.

Tan Xiangwen was suspected of posting the slogan "Recover Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times" on social platforms, but he still passed the censorship. Li Jiachao only said that all factors were considered comprehensively.

Looking through the information, when the Chinese government wrote to district councillors this year to ask for an explanation to determine whether they met the qualifications of councillors, it repeatedly challenged the position of district councilors with the slogan of "light time", and even pointed out that the slogan was related to "Hong Kong independence."

Why can Tan Xiangwen pass the qualification examination this time?

Political analysis involves two major considerations.

Tan Heung-man is a member of the Wong Tai Sin District and is running for the Kowloon Central Constituency of the Legislative Council.

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Li Jiachao: Comprehensive consideration of various materials and explanations

The results of the qualification review were originally scheduled to be announced on the 26th at the latest, but Li Jiachao announced the results in advance on Friday (19th). According to reports, some senior officials of the establishment have suggested to the government that they hope to complete the review as soon as possible to facilitate the candidates' publicity work.

The focus of the press conference naturally fell on the DQ issue. A reporter asked Tan Xiangwen why he could still pass the review after posting the "Guangshi" slogan on social platforms. Li Jiachao said that the qualification review committee would ask candidates to provide information or provide explanations when necessary. After receiving the information, it will be considered comprehensively, including all the materials in the hands of the review committee, such as the environmental conditions at the time, applicable laws, and whether the candidate’s interpretation is reasonable.

Li Jiachao pointed out that each case has its own unique facts and circumstances, which cannot be compared with other cases.

Tan Xiangwen uploaded the "Light Time" slogan on Facebook at least 5 times from December 2019 to April 2020, and the "Minato National Security Law" was implemented on June 30, 2020, that is, these posts were posted before the implementation .

Many district councillors were questioned when they posted slogans before the implementation of the National Security Law

However, in recent months, before the Democratic Party Councillors were DQ, the Civil Affairs Bureau sent a letter to the District Councillors asking for an explanation of the meaning of the slogan "Kuangshi". The inquiries included posts before the "Minato National Security Act" came into effect, and even as far as 2019. He also told many people that the bureau believed that "light time" meant "Hong Kong independence".

For example, the then-Kowloon District Councillor Hu Suishan was accused of posting posts and pictures containing the slogan "Time of Light", the Civil Affairs Bureau said it meant "Hong Kong independence", and Hu Suishan said that the content was released before July 1, 2020, and did not think that there was "Hong Kong independence". "meaning.

Kowloon District Councillor Zhu Jiangwei was questioned about the flag of the slogan "Light Time" posted on Facebook's office photos in 2019. Zhu Jiangwei pointed out that the flag was removed after the implementation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and related posts were deleted.

Guo Tianli, who is also in the Kowloon district, once said that the bureau had to explain the display of the slogan "Light Time".

Judging whether to support the Basic Law and allegiance to the SAR based on the positive and negative lists

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor once stated that when the Public Service Ordinance 2021 introduced the oath requirement, the positive and negative lists were already listed. The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Zeng Guowei, also clearly listed the positive and negative lists when he announced the bill. He also stated that public officials are qualified to support the Basic Law and allegiance to the SAR based on this judgment.

The bureau also used the third point of the negative list "to promote or support "Hong Kong independence" propositions" to question the disqualification of the district councilors' slogan "Kuangshi".

It is worth noting that the qualifications of district councilors are not judged by the Council, but by the Secretary of Civil Affairs Xu Yingwei. However, the Council and the Civil Affairs Bureau actually use the same positive and negative lists to determine the persons under trial. Eligibility.

In addition, both Li Jiachao and Tan Xiangwen did not disclose whether the Qualification Examination Association inquired about or raised questions about the "Guangshi" slogan.

Chen Manqi was criticized by supporters of the establishment to nominate Tan Xiangwen. Some people in the political circle thought it was just a small disturbance.

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Politicians: If the DQ changes to the establishment, the faction will be elected automatically

Some people in the political circles bluntly said that on the first day of Tan Xiangwen’s nomination period, enough election commissioners were required to register. It is known that she must pass the qualification examination. Obviously there is a "superior" leading the way. The Hong Kong People’s Congress Chen Manqi, who nominated Tan Xiangwen, was supported by the establishment. The critics criticized it as just a small disturbance in the teacup. Afterwards, many institutional heavyweights also escorted Chen Manqi.

According to the person, in terms of the results, if DQ Tan Heung Man or Sai Kung District Council Vice Chairman Choi Ming Hei, there will be two candidates left in the Kowloon Central and Southeast New Territories constituencies, and the establishment will be automatically elected in disguise. I believe it is not the government’s pleasure. See.

Another consideration is that the central government has repeatedly emphasized that the new electoral system is not clear. This time, all non-establishment candidates can successfully exit the gate. It can release to the outside world that the central government is tolerant of dissenting opinions and does not want the parliament to become a standout.

An election committee who nominated the non-establishment faction revealed that at first they were really worried about nominating the non-establishment faction. Once they were DQ, the nominator would be very embarrassed, but then the green light was given and the candidates also solemnly promised that they would not go against the "one country, two systems." As with the Basic Law, I believe there will be a similar process in the qualification review.

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