The outbreak of the epidemic at Hong Weimin's birthday party, a representative of the Hong Kong People's Congress, has not subsided. 20 Legislative Council members attended the banquet, of which 4 were in the isolation center and missed the first meeting of the Legislative Council on Wednesday (12th).
Leung Kwan-yin, Chairman of the Legislative Council, told reporters this morning (10th) that although the remaining 16 members have lifted the quarantine order, they still have to undergo multiple tests. Try to stay home until the final test and avoid going out.
Some DAB members Ge Peifan, Lin Lin and Guo Lingli who attended the birthday party decided to follow the advice of the President of the Legislative Council, prefer not to attend the Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday, and watch the live broadcast online instead; three members of the New Democratic Party, Li Dongguo, Rong Haien and Chen Jiapei, also Decided not to attend.
He Junyao: Strong persuasion is not a legal requirement
The New Democracy Party stated that members of the Legislative Council need to strike a balance between the performance of their duties and the fight against the epidemic. After deliberation by the party group, the three affected New Democracy Party Legislative Council members, namely Lai Dongguo, Rong Haien and Chen Jiapei, will not attend the meeting on January 12. The Legislative Council meeting to be held on 29 March 2020. As for the party chairmen, the Honourable Ip Lau Suk-yee and the Honourable Lee Tsz-king will attend the meeting as usual.
Chen Jiapei received an inquiry this afternoon and said that he personally prefers to attend the meeting. If he attends the meeting, a series of safety measures will be taken, including point-to-point going to the Legislative Council from home, not taking off the mask to drink water during the meeting, and not going to the toilet, and try to stay only in the conference hall. After the meeting, he went home and continued to isolate himself at home, but reiterated that it would be left to the party group to discuss.
Tan Yueheng, a member of the Election Committee, pointed out that the current epidemic situation is severe. Considering the risk of epidemic prevention, after careful consideration, he decided not to attend the Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday. The normal work of the Legislative Council will serve the public wholeheartedly.”
He Junyao, a member of the pro-establishment faction, pointed out that Liang Junyan's strong persuasion is not a legal requirement, but a kind reminder that he is preparing for the meeting and does not want to miss the first meeting.
He emphasized that it was still under consideration and that multiple tests were required. He also said that even if he could not participate in the first meeting, it would not be a big loss.
He Junyao.
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Lin Shunchao: Anti-epidemic should be the first
The election committee member and ophthalmologist Lam Shun-chao said when he was inquired this morning that when he learned this morning that Chairman Leung Kwan-yen had advised 16 members to stay at home and avoid going out as much as possible, the appointments for surgeries and outpatients on or before the 22nd of this month had been cancelled.
He believes that the anti-epidemic should be the priority now to reduce any risks, and it is suggested that experts or the Centre for Health Protection decide whether they are suitable to attend the meeting.
He also pointed out that he only stayed at the scene for 3 minutes that night, and he left after scanning "travel with peace of mind" and saying hello.
When asked whether the 16 members would reach a consensus on whether to attend the meeting, Lam Shun-chio said that he would respect the views of the members, emphasizing that if the majority would attend the meeting, he would also join the team.
Liang Junyan.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
Liang Junyan: How to deal with the political wisdom of members
Liang Junyan said this morning that the government requires the officials involved to stay at home for isolation and observation, and will not resume their duties until all test results are negative. Stay home until the test results and avoid going out.
He also pointed out that as long as the test results are always negative, the legal requirements have been met, but he emphasized that the public has higher expectations of members, so how to deal with "test members' own political wisdom".
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