The Legislative Council Secretariat will hold a briefing session for the Legislative Council for two consecutive days starting today (29th) to help members-designates understand the operation of the Council. This afternoon will be a dress rehearsal for the oath ceremony to be held next Monday (3rd). The Secretary-General of the Legislative Council, Chen Wei'an Host.
Members must sing the national anthem before taking the oath. The current President of the Legislative Council, Leung Junyan, reminded all members-designate to sing aloud, and said that everyone should read the oath carefully, especially not to mispronounce the words "Legislative Council" and "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". Otherwise, It would be like "Elephant Brother" Huang Dingguang who missed the oath and was subject to judicial review five years ago.
During the rehearsal, Chen Wei'an explained the oath mode to members, including the need to raise the oath gesture or the Bible with his right hand.
Members-elect Tommy Cheung, Lin Jianfeng, He Junxian, and Lin Zhexuan took turns to mock the oath. Among them, Lin Jianfeng did not raise his right hand when swearing vaguely.
After that, he raised his hand and asked Chen Wei'an if he had noticed that he had not raised his right hand, referring to himself as a "negative textbook," and deliberately "tested" the secretary-general, causing a roar of laughter.
Lin Shunchao opposes wearing a transparent mask and swears that it has no anti-epidemic effect
Liang Junyan reminded all members-designate to pay attention to three points. First, you must be punctual on the day, and you must not miss the stage of singing the national anthem. Otherwise, it will be "DQ yourself." Didn’t sing the national anthem and was DQ, but you must do "good observation"; the third is to "warm the book" and read the oaths, especially the words "Legislative Council" and "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". If you make a mistake, you must immediately Correct it, or else it may lead to judicial review like "Elephant Brother", "mispronounced two characters will have serious consequences."
Member-elect Lu Hanmin asked whether it is possible to wear transparent masks for the oath. Chen Wei'an said that the secretariat has no regulations, but the Councillor-elect and ophthalmologist Lin Shunchao expressed his opposition, saying that transparent masks are not effective in preventing epidemics and are problematic from a medical point of view.
Guan Mu: Holding up the bible like Mao's quotations, bringing your own red cover bible and swearing
Guan Haoming, a member of the candidate committee, said that in court, the right hand is placed on the Bible. However, in the legislative council, you need to lift the Bible with your right hand, acting like a "Mao quotation."
Members of the Legislative Council need to bring their own bibles for swearing. Guan Haoming said that the bibles have many covers of different colors. Next Monday they will bring the same bible with a red cover to swear.
The Legislative Council kicks off ︱Members will swear the prelude to sing the national anthem next Monday, and the new chairman will be elected on January 10.
The Legislative Council kicks off | Lottery and assignment office Guan Haoming and Liang Wenguang stationed in the Legislative Council Building