Democratic Party Huang Kaiying loses the qualifications of district councillors and is absent from the meeting for 4 months

The Government today (7th) gazetted that the Democratic Party's North District Councillor, Huang Kaiying, would be disqualified from serving as a member from January 1 this year and his seats would be vacant.

According to the government, she has been absent from all meetings of the North District Council since August 31 last year, and has not obtained the consent of the North District Council before the expiry of the disqualification period.

According to the "District Councils Ordinance," any elected member who fails to attend a district council meeting for 4 consecutive months and fails to obtain the consent of the district council before the expiry of the deadline shall be disqualified as a member.

Have applied for absenteeism on the grounds of ``being in a high-risk area of ​​the epidemic''

Huang Kaiying was absent from district councilors to take the oath in October last year. The government stated at the time that she asked the oath supervisor to make another oath arrangement.

On the 31st of last month, Huang Kaiying revealed in a social media post that she had left Hong Kong, saying, "In ancient times, there was a three-movement of Meng's mother. For the children to learn the correct history in the future and be free to ask questions, I can only choose to leave this familiar and unfamiliar Hong Kong."

Previously, she had applied for absent district council meetings on the grounds that she was "in a high-risk area for the Omicron mutant virus of new crown pneumonia, and was unable to complete the 21-day compulsory quarantine", but was rejected after discussion by the district councilors.

After resignation was refused to repay the expenses. Former district councillor: The Home Affairs Office once explained that the money in office can be applied for after the district councilor is sworn in. Is there a case or illegal and unreasonable salary recovery by intimidation?

Xu Yingwei: A lot of people often change the government gazetted 22 district councilors are vacant, Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories have completed the oath of district councilors and 151 left