In the Legislative Council election, three border crossing stations were set up for the first time. As a one-time special measure, the government emphasized that it is to protect the voting rights of mainland Hong Kong people during the epidemic.
Di Zhiyuan, a new thinking in the social welfare sector who participated in the election, believes that it is difficult for non-establishment parties to publicize in the Mainland and doubts about the fairness of the election. Although he personally does not oppose the arrangement, he criticized it too hastily. The government must further explain in terms of fairness and regulations.
Shao Jianbo, director of the Guangzhou Center of the Federation of Trade Unions, which has five service centers in the Greater Bay Area, responded that in order to avoid suspicion, Hong Kong residents in the Mainland would not be organized to vote at the port.
He refused to guess the number of voters at the port, but pointed out that taking Guangzhou as an example, it is estimated that the number of Hong Kong people is in the thousands. The center has received six or seven inquiries within half a day after the news broke. There is nothing to do on Sundays.
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people may hold on to the mentality of witnessing and will vote.”
Shao Jianbo admitted that port voting may cause people to step on landmines that are "non-usually resident in Hong Kong". Voter qualifications.
Cai Ziqiang, a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and Administration at CUHK, believes that the port ticketing station is only a response to the requirements of some established political groups, and it has a limited impact on the election itself.
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Shao Jianbo: The government office in the Mainland has the responsibility to provide transportation
The law requires that registered voters must "usually reside in Hong Kong" and report their only or principal residence address in Hong Kong.
Shao Jianbo admitted that some voters have not returned to Hong Kong for a long time. "We have reminded everyone that the house in Hong Kong is close to relatives. For example, if the public housing that lived in the past is not delisted, it is only to return to the elderly and receive water, electricity and coal. Only (as the registrant), you can get it. If you lived in an open-floor building and sold it, you would definitely not get it.”
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Tsang Kwok-wai, said at a press conference today (29th) that the Registration and Electoral Office has an established mechanism to inspect whether voters are resident in Hong Kong. I hope everyone will not confuse it again.
When asked how to ensure that Hong Kong residents in the Mainland are still eligible voters, Zeng Guowei said that various factors need to be considered, including the reason for not being in Hong Kong, the length of time, and whether they have close ties with Hong Kong, etc.
Shao Jianbo (middle), Deputy Chief Director of the Mainland Center of the Federation of Trade Unions and Director of the Guangzhou Center (center) (Website of the Federation of Trade Unions)
The Federation of Trade Unions is one of the few political groups that set up service centers in the Mainland. This time there are five people elected by the party through direct elections and functional constituencies. If the Federation of Trade Unions picks up voters to vote, there may be a potential conflict of interest.
Shao Jianbo pointed out that even the president of the Federation of Trade Unions, Wu Qiubei, was elected this time, admitting that it is not suitable for them to pick up mainland Hong Kong people to vote at the port; since the port voting station was proposed by the Hong Kong government, the original intention was to encourage voters in the mainland to vote. Land traffic at the port is suspended, and the government offices in the Mainland are responsible for providing connection services in major cities in the Bay Area. ."
New Thinking Chairman Di Zhiyuan pointed out that all candidates in Hong Kong can distribute election advertisements to the public by free post, but in the Mainland, it is obviously difficult for non-organizational factions to promote.
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Di Zhiyuan: Neutrals should be arranged to monitor at the port ticketing station
The non-organizationalist Di Zhiyuan also worries about the issue of fairness. He said that all candidates in Hong Kong can distribute election advertisements to the public by free mail. However, in the Mainland, it is obviously difficult for the non-organizationalists to promote this issue. The emergency arrangements have not been resolved. Series of derivative issues.
He also pointed out that consideration should be given to arranging neutral persons to monitor these voting stations with reference to foreign countries. In terms of fairness, it may be necessary to study whether residents living overseas have the same right to vote in the long run.
Regarding pre-registered online registration, Shao Jianbo pointed out that supporting facilities must be made. In particular, many Hong Kong people in the Mainland are middle-aged and elderly, and they may encounter difficulties in accessing the Internet. They also have a little knowledge of whether they are eligible to vote. As a voter), he doesn’t know that Yijia Zhongfu is not eligible, so he should be checked and buried during pre-registration to prevent him from committing the law without reason when he fulfills his civic duties."
Cai Ziqiang.
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Cai Ziqiang expects that the number of interested voters will not be large
Cai Ziqiang said that when the elections at the port were not postponed, there were voices suggesting the establishment of a voting station in the Greater Bay Area. At that time, the Panminist fought for more than half of the seats in the parliament and the election was tight. There is no incentive to influence the election.” He pointed out that for mainland Hong Kong people, apart from the limited impact on the election results, pre-registration is also required. I believe that the final number of voters will not be large. To say that more than 110,000 places is too optimistic. .
Cai Ziqiang pointed out that, unlike the ticket stations in the Greater Bay Area, "the problem will be less if the port ticket stations are in Hong Kong," and the closed management will not cause the problem of canvassing tickets near the ticket stations.
As for whether mainland Hong Kong voters meet the statutory requirements for "usually residing in Hong Kong," Cai pointed out that the government has always adopted a loose understanding and believes that it is difficult to review and confirm.哋."
As for the port ticketing station only allowing candidates and their agents to enter for monitoring, Cai Ziqiang said that it is a consistent ticketing station arrangement. The original intention was for candidates to monitor each other to ensure that the process is fair and equitable. Well, this kind of traditional monitoring is more limited."
Candidates from the social welfare sector include Zhu Liling and Ye Zhanxi.
Wu Qiubei has signed up to run for the Hong Kong Island East direct election. His opponents include Liang Xi, Liao Tiancheng and Pan Zhuohong.
For the list of candidates for the Legislative Council, please refer to the "Hong Kong 01" election website.
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