Tomorrow (29th) is the 180th anniversary of the signing of the "Nanjing Treaty" between China and the United Kingdom. Former Legislative Council President Tsang Yok-sing today (28th) attended the history lecture "Unforgettable History "1842 Humiliation and Pain", explaining that Hong Kong has signed the "Nanjing Treaty" since the signing of the "Nanjing Treaty". The ups and downs of the 180 years after the Treaty, and reaffirmed that there has never been a "separation of powers" in Hong Kong, including during the British Hong Kong era.
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Tsang Yuk-sing said that in the past 20 years, many things have happened in Hong Kong, including the failure of the government to enact Article 23 of the Basic Law in 2003, the dispute over the term of the Chief Executive in the 2005 by-election, a series of anti-national education campaigns in 2012, and the anti-amendment campaign in 2019, etc. Wait.
He believes that some of these social events are rooted in the Opium War of 1842 and the Treaty of Nanking signed as a result of the defeat.
Earlier, the statement in the new edition of Hong Kong textbooks that "Hong Kong is not a colony" attracted attention. Tsang Yok-sing said that as early as 1972, Huang Hua, the then Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, pointed out: "Hong Kong and Macau are part of the Chinese territory occupied by the British and Portuguese authorities. In part, the settlement of the Hong Kong and Macau issues is entirely within the scope of China's sovereignty, and does not belong to the usual category of "colonies"." It was suggested that the United Nations General Assembly delete Hong Kong and Macau from the list of colonies, and the General Assembly voted 99 to The report was approved by 5 votes.
The "separation of powers" never existed for officials during the British colonial period
The issue of "separation of powers" has also caused political controversy in previous years. Many mainland and SAR officials have pointed out that "separation of powers" "has never existed" in Hong Kong, indicating that Hong Kong's political system is a "separation of powers, executive-led" ", executive power, legislative power and judicial power "all powers come from the central authority".
Tsang Yok-sing said that in 1843, although Hong Kong had the "Executive Council" (translated as "Deliberation Council") and the "Legislative Council" (translated as "Statutory Council"), the chairman of both councils was the then Governor Pottinger. The Legislative Council has only three members, all of whom also hold several positions, such as the earliest member of the Legislative Council, William.
Ken is both the Chief Commissioner of the Police Force, the Chief Magistrate and the Chief of Prisons.
Tsang Yok-sing therefore bluntly stated that the "separation of powers" never existed even during the British Hong Kong era.
Liu Zhipeng: Britain already intends to seize Hong Kong Island
Liu Zhipeng, associate vice president of Lingnan University and professor of history, and member of the Legislative Council, also attended the event and explained the history of the Opium War.
He pointed out that the British businessmen's coveting of Hong Kong had already been seen, and he believed that Hong Kong Island was an unparalleled port in the world; in 1834, the first British commercial director in China, Lawrence, sent a letter to the foreign secretary, Greber, stating that Hong Kong Island is suitable for various purposes. , and suggested that a small armed force be used to occupy the island. There are indications that the United Kingdom has already intended to "seize" Hong Kong Island.
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