At the beginning of 2021, pro-democracy district councillors broke out in a wave of resignations, and the operation of the district became doubtful. The Secretary for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs, Mak Meijuan, said last month that the review of the composition of district councils has not yet been finalized, but it is not ruled out that district committees will be zoning, crime fighting and fire prevention. Committee members join.
Some district members received a letter today (16th) stating that their term of office, which was originally due to end at the end of September, was extended to December 31st due to the epidemic.
"Hong Kong 01" is making enquiries to the Home Affairs and Youth Affairs Bureau.
Yuen Long District Council and Yuen Long City District Committee, Tin Shui Wai South District Committee and Tin Shui Wai North District Committee held a joint meeting on the earlier blackout.
(File photo/Photo by Chen Bolin)
The term of the three district committees, namely the District Committee, the District Fight Crime Committee and the District Fire Prevention Committee, originally ended at the end of March this year, but it was decided to extend it by six months to September 30 in response to the epidemic.
Some members of the pro-establishment district received a letter from the government stating that the recent outbreak of the epidemic will affect the regular meetings of the committee and the daily work of the district. The government believes that all sectors of society should focus on epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic. Impact of the work of the committee.
Therefore, the government has decided to extend the terms of the three committees for another three months, until December 31.
In the 2019 district council elections, the pan-democrats were victorious, and the government appointed many unsuccessful pro-establishment figures as members of the three committees.
After Mak Meijuan took office as director, she was repeatedly asked about the composition plan of the district council, but she said that it had not yet been finalized.
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