The new Legislative Council kicked off. Di Zhiyuan, the only non-organizational faction in the parliament and a new thinking, held the first media tea gathering after being elected this afternoon (4th) and invited a group of reporters to visit his office in the CITIC Tower.
Di Zhiyuan revealed a number of major plans for the coming year, including the intention to compete for the vice chairman of the Welfare Affairs Committee. New Thinking is seeking to communicate and cooperate with people in non-establishment areas. There are also 5 to 10 people in the party who intend to serve the area.
The last Legislative Council Chairman Liang Junyan was re-elected. Di Zhiyuan said that Liang Junyan took care of the minority voices and praised "I admire him." It turned out that Liang Junyan helped coordinate during the office allocation process, and Di Zhiyuan successfully chose CITIC Privacy High-degree office.
Di Zhiyuan revealed that he had lunch with the Secretary for Home Affairs Xu Yingwei this afternoon. He expressed his concern about the district councils. He emphasized that the district councils should be formed by elections. He also proposed to expand the district council constituencies.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
Di Zhiyuan: I really appreciate Liang Junyan and hope that he will continue to take care of the minority
The office assigned to Di Zhiyuan is a more private location in the CITIC Building. The assistants of the councillors have separate rooms for office work, and there is no need to share them with assistants of other councillors.
Di Zhiyuan said that it is up to the President of the Legislative Council, Mr. Leung Junyan, and the Secretary of the Legislative Council, Chen Wei’an, for their sakes. They coordinated so that he can choose the preferred office in the CITIC Building. Appreciate the channel".
He believes that it is logical for Liang Junyan to assume the chairmanship, and hopes that he will act in a fair and just manner and continue to take care of the small members of the House of Representatives.
The Legislative Council will hold a general meeting next Wednesday (12th). Ti Zhiyuan said that he has raised an oral question and a written question about the reduction of social welfare agency expenditures and district council arrangements. The oral question has been scheduled for the second meeting. .
As for the panel, he said that he would participate as a single-headed member. I believe that all members have room for coordination on joining the panel. In addition, he hopes to compete for the deputy chairman of the welfare panel.
5 to 10 people are interested in "being a district" meeting Xu Yingwei advocating the election of district councils
Huang Junlang, vice chairman of New Thinking, pointed out that there are currently 5 to 10 people in the party who are interested in developing regional work and will focus on serving Kowloon and the northwestern New Territories. Ti Zhiyuan will also set up a district office in Yau Ma Tei.
Chen Jiawei, Director-General of New Thinking, said that he is contacting non-establishment district members to discuss cooperation opportunities, such as the opening of joint offices and the use of New Thinking to reflect regional voices in the parliament. The next step is to contact some non-establishment members who have left the parliament.
Di Zhiyuan revealed that he had lunch with the Secretary for Home Affairs, Xu Yingwei, to express his concern about the district councils. He emphasized that the district councils should be formed by election. He also proposed to expand the district council constituencies to strengthen the representativeness of the district councils.
He also mentioned that he hopes that the composition of the Youth Development Committee will be more diverse.
Regarding that Di Zhiyuan is a minority in the new term of congressman, Xu Yingwei stated on Facebook that policy exchanges are not accounting for proportions, and will continue to meet with congressmen to exchange opinions.
At the end of the tea gathering, there was an episode. Di Zhiyuan received a short message from Chen Wei'an that press conferences are not allowed in the conference room of the CITIC Building. Eventually, the tea gathering must end in a hurry. I believe that the members stationed in CITIC will also need to move to the Legislative Council in the future. The building held a press conference.
Di Zhiyuan, Vice Chairman of New Thinking, Huang Junlang, and member Cui Dingbang, had lunch with the Secretary of Civil Affairs Xu Yingwei and Political Assistant Zhang Jinle today.
(Xu Yingwei Facebook)
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