Hong Kong has entered a new political situation, and the democrats are still exploring the way forward. The Democratic Party held a brainstorming meeting the day before yesterday (12th) to discuss the political situation and the development of the party.
It is understood that there was no important consensus on the party's direction at the meeting, but they reiterated that some basic lines and positions of the Democratic Party remain unchanged, and that they will maintain regional services within their capabilities and will not be dissolved.
Participants agreed to continue adhering to "one country, two systems"
The Democratic Party's absence from the restructured Legislative Council election last year has attracted much attention. The party issued a position paper at the end of June this year on the 25th anniversary of the return of China, saying that it still believes that "one country, two systems" is the most suitable for the actual situation in Hong Kong, and it also mentioned repairing the tearing The first step should be to take those in power and propose the release of "political prisoners".
However, Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao later published articles slamming the Democratic Party, questioning the position paper "reversing right and wrong" and the whereabouts of funds. The party was originally scheduled to hold a fundraising banquet in mid-July, but it was finally cancelled because the venue said it would be "closed for disinfection". Cancel.
Lu Wenduan, vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, even wrote an article, threatening that the Democratic Party would not "repent" again, and the deadline would come at any time.
Some participants of the brainstorming meeting said that the meeting did talk about the political pressure in recent months, and they understood that the banquet in July could not be held. , mainly to reiterate a few fundamental principles, which were supported by the meeting: 1. We will continue to adhere to the basic concepts of the party program, such as supporting "one country, two systems", recognizing China's sovereignty, supporting democratic governance, peace and rationality; 2. We will continue to speak out on people's livelihood policies. 3. Neighbors still support the work of the Democratic Party. Hong Kong needs an opposition party, so it will never propose dissolution.
In the Legislative Council election last year, the Democratic Party did not send a candidate.
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Luo Jianxi: The content of the brainstorming session includes the political environment and people's livelihood
Another person revealed that one of the key points of the meeting was the resource dilemma faced by the Democratic Party, especially since there are only seven district councillors left in the party, the fundraising work is very difficult, and it is unknown whether the elected seats of the district council will remain. There is no "Plan B" for the party to continue to operate: "The sale of lottery tickets has not been approved for a long time, and the dinner party cannot be held. Everyone has to think about how they should operate if they even run out of resources. In short" Even if there is no regional office, there will be a team to continue to serve the public and follow up on local livelihood issues.”
The chairman of the Democratic Party, Luo Jianxi, replied to the inquiry that different members exchanged opinions at the meeting, mainly to continue the discussion at the brainstorming meeting in May this year. The content covers the political environment and people's livelihood.
The congress will be replaced by Luo Jianxi, who has a case
The leadership of the Democratic Party will change at the end of the year, but after the national security law case and the infighting caused by the election issue, the talents in the party itself have withered, and the core members are either imprisoned, gone overseas, or faded out of the political arena. The positions of the two vice-chairmen are currently vacant.
Luo Jianxi said in an interview with the media earlier that he will continue to run for re-election as chairman, but his case involving the illegal assembly of the 2019 PolyU incident will start this month, and he may be imprisoned. Will there be a contingency plan in the party?
At present, apart from Luo Jianxi, the most well-known new generation in the party is believed to be Sham Shui Po District Councillor Yuan Haiwen. The latter passed the oath last year and is relatively "clean" politically. However, Yuan Haiwen replied to the author's inquiry that he did not plan to participate in the party leadership election. , without other supplements.
Today's call for proposals for policy address
Some senior pro-establishment figures have analyzed that Luo Jianxi represents a more mainstream voice in the Democratic Party and is more "resistance" to the new political order and the current situation. If the Democratic Party continues to maintain this line, it will be difficult to "start again".
In fact, an earlier report with pictures and texts pointed out that Luo Jianxi and his female assistant were "seeking fun", and that some members of the party were dissatisfied with Luo's leadership. The establishment believes that this is also a political signal.
The Democratic Party held a press conference today (14th) to put forward suggestions on the "Policy Address". At that time, Luo Jianxi and party friends Zhu Ziluo, Chen Baoming, Yuan Haiwen and others will attend and see how they will respond to the party's future.
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