The Civic Party held a brainstorming session today (18th) to discuss the way forward.
Party Chairman Liang Jiajie said after the meeting that there was no formal decision at today's meeting, and members would be consulted again. Everyone should think about the value of the existence of political parties in today's political environment, and whether the society still needs the Civic Party.
Discussion of leadership transition Liang shows no re-election
Several party leaders, including Chairman Liang Jiajie, Vice Chairman Lai Renbiao, and senior members such as Wu Aiyi, Chen Jialuo, Cha Xiwo, etc., arrived at the Civic Party headquarters in North Point at about 2 pm.
Liang Jiajie responded to the media before the meeting that the brainstorming meeting has no specific agenda and will not make any votes.
When asked if he would discuss the issue of dissolution, he did not respond positively, saying only that he believed the talks would discuss whether someone would be willing to take over after the re-election of the leadership at the end of the year.
When meeting with reporters after the meeting, Liang Jiajie said that everyone expressed their opinions on the future of the party. He described the brainstorming meeting as very constructive. One of the important issues was the re-election of the Executive Committee in a few months. At that time, "is there anyone willing to take responsibility?" And what to do in the future, as this is the first meeting, there is no vote.
He also did not respond positively to whether anyone was willing to take over the chairmanship, emphasizing that he had already publicly stated that he wanted to "get down".
He pointed out that the secretariat will consolidate the views at today's meeting and hold a meeting to discuss it later.
Wu Aiyi, founding member of the Civic Party.
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Wu Aiyi appeared and said to herself "passed": it's pointless to make irresponsible remarks
When asked many times whether he talked about the possibility of dissolution, Liang Jiajie did not respond directly, only saying that "there are discussions", and also said: "If I don't talk about it, it all depends on the political environment. Existence value It's not up to me to decide whether we all need a political party like the Citizens Party today." He gave an example: "When a democratic political party can't even have money or food, And they can’t participate in elections, so Hong Kong people or those in power need to think about it, is there room for a political party in today’s Hong Kong?
Party founding veteran and barrister Wu Aiyi refused to recount the content of the meeting when he left the venue. He only said, "I've already been an angry person. Today I'm just listening to opinions, and there's no point in making irresponsible remarks."
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