Shi Liqian, a former legislator of the Pakatan Harapan, who just left office this year, had a good relationship with the pro-democracy faction during his tenure in office.
He hosted a dinner for seven pro-democracy former Legislative Council members yesterday (3rd), and talked about their current situation. Some people remembered the old days when dissidents could "sit down and bury one" during the gathering.
Last year, Shi Liqian lamented that the defendants in the primary election were imprisoned before trial.
Emily Lau, the former chairman of the Democratic Party who attended the gathering, wrote on the social network: "Thank you to former Legislative Councillor Shi Lai-him for inviting our seven former colleagues to have a delicious dinner and a big reunion." Former Social Welfare Member Shao Jiazhen, former Accounting Member Leung Kai Cheong, former Health Services Member Lee Kwok-lun, former Democratic Party directly elected member Huang Biyun, and former Labour Party directly elected member He Xiulan.
Among them, Huang Biyun was indicted in the pro-democracy primary election case and is currently on bail; Li Guolin has not been indicted in the same case; He Xiulan is still required to report to the police regularly because of the "612 Humanitarian Support Fund" case.
Emily Lau's reply to "Hong Kong 01" pointed out that everyone had a harmonious atmosphere during the dinner, and Shi Liqian also politely invited everyone to have a dinner, but it is inconvenient to disclose the specific location and details of the conversation.
Shi Liqian, 77, was regarded as the "light blue" of the establishment in the past, and had a certain friendship with the democrats during his tenure.
At the end of November last year, Emily Lau posted a photo of the court hearing the primary election case on her social network, lamenting: "The formal trial has not yet been held. I really don't know how long they will be remanded in custody."
Shi Liqian later left a message on Liu's post, saying: "This is not the Hong Kong we know and love deeply. May the Lord bless them."
Shi Liqian.
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The audience praised Shi Liqian for treating people with courtesy and friendship
Some participants pointed out in private that everyone had retired, and Shi Liqian also "had a verse", so they came out to gather together. They teased that everyone is old and old, "When you enter the hall, everyone carries a mobile phone and goes out to travel with peace of mind. They are very patient with the same needle card. Talk about the political situation.
Another person said that Shi Liqian and the democrats have different political views during his tenure, but everyone has always treated each other with courtesy and friendship. Even during the most intense conflict in 2019, they still treated people with courtesy, "Not everyone has it. What kind of equipment".
"Everyone cherishes the days when Zhong can sit and bury together and eat together, especially when we (democrats) don't know that one of them will be pulled at any time, or someone wants to leave, so we really want to seize the opportunity to get together with friends. ”
The person lamented that the older generation who came from the "old building" (the age of the Court of Final Appeal) are more tolerant of different political opinions, but with the changes in the political environment, the new generation's ideas have been completely different from everyone's, political tolerance The degree is not what it used to be.
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