Earlier, the government announced that it would add three more polling stations bordering the mainland gates in the December Legislative Council elections to allow eligible voters who could not return to Hong Kong to vote. Representatives of the civil service union criticized the hasty arrangement and worried that the staff would be there. It is difficult to reach the border polling station in the early morning, and it is even more difficult for the staff to return to their district to vote.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Nie Dequan, shared on Facebook today (25th) that he had an afternoon meeting with representatives of the "Four Big and Four Small" civil service organizations, urging them to vote actively and encouraging colleagues who participated in the election.
He said that at the meeting, he listened to civil servants' feedback on work arrangements, including taking facilitation measures to facilitate polling colleagues and civil servants on duty to vote on the same day.
Nie Dequan met with civil servants of the "four big and four small" this afternoon to listen to opinions on election arrangements.
(Nie Dequan facebook picture)
Nie Dequan mentioned that 38,000 civil servants need to be mobilized to work at polling stations and counting stations on the day of the election. He called on civil servants to vote actively and encouraged them to unite and support the government to run the election.
He emphasized that the vote in the hands of civil servants is very important. It will help elect talents and create a new situation for the Hong Kong Parliament. He called on civil servants to fulfill their civic responsibilities on December 19 and elect new members of the Legislative Council.
The director general of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, Leung Choi-ting, said earlier that he was worried about the difficulties in arranging cross-district ticketing stations.
(Information Picture / Photo by Huang Baoying)
Earlier, Leung Chooting, Director General of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, estimated that each port ticketing station must have at least more than 100 staff. Report at 6:30 in the morning.
He also believes that while ensuring the right to vote for Hong Kong people in the Mainland, it is also necessary to ensure that these civil servants can vote in their own constituency. He is worried that civil servants on duty will work until 10 pm, during which there are only two hours for meals and it is difficult to return to live. Regional voting.
Leung Choi-ting also mentioned that there are no districts for Hong Kong people from the Mainland who go to the port polling station to vote. In the past, the electorate list was classified by district. This time it will take a lot of time to find voters, so the arrangement is different from the general polling station. Even if many civil servants have ticketing station work experience, they can only rely on real-time combat at the port ticketing station. The time is tight, and even if there is training, it is just "speaking of one thing". I believe the operation will be very complicated.
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