#Powerplay #DistrictCouncil
Government Forcefully Renames 'Sha Tin District Council Conference Room' as 'District Office Conference Room'
[Editor's note: Though similarly-named, the District Council and District Office are independent entities. The District Office is part of the government's Home Affairs Department, which does not generated by election; while the District Council is democratically elected by the population.]
A number of Sha Tin District Council members criticized in their Facebook posts today that the Sha Tin District Office had renamed the 'Sha Tin District Council Conference Room' at the Government Offices as 'District Office Conference Room'. An electric drill was even employed to erase the words 'District Council Conference Room' on the map at the lift lobby.
Community Sha Tin, a group formed by a number of the district's council members, described in a post that the change discovered today during the meeting was 'a change without consent', and criticized that the District Office did not consult with the District Council beforehand, and refused to explain who ordered the change, nor under what authority or justification.
In their reply to the inquiry, the Sha Tin District Office stressed that the conference room was located within their office, thus 'the name now adopted can clearly reflect its location'. They added that both the government departments and the Sha Tin District Council could still use the venue as before, following the established procedures.
Ching Cheung-ying, the chairman of the Sha Tin District Council who has been serving as a District Council member for over 30 years, told Stand News that the conference room had been named 'Sha Tin District Council Conference Room' since 2002, and it was also designed with holding District Council meetings in mind. 'We have been using this name all this time'. He then challenged the District Office's statement of 'correcting the error': 'There was no error; where is the error?'. He slammed the District Office's action, calling it 'petty and overbearing' , and questioned whether they were 'belittling the District Council'.
Source: Stand News #Nov10
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Government Forcefully Renames 'Sha Tin District Council Conference Room' as 'District Office Conference Room'
[Editor's note: Though similarly-named, the District Council and District Office are independent entities. The District Office is part of the government's Home Affairs Department, which does not generated by election; while the District Council is democratically elected by the population.]
A number of Sha Tin District Council members criticized in their Facebook posts today that the Sha Tin District Office had renamed the 'Sha Tin District Council Conference Room' at the Government Offices as 'District Office Conference Room'. An electric drill was even employed to erase the words 'District Council Conference Room' on the map at the lift lobby.
Community Sha Tin, a group formed by a number of the district's council members, described in a post that the change discovered today during the meeting was 'a change without consent', and criticized that the District Office did not consult with the District Council beforehand, and refused to explain who ordered the change, nor under what authority or justification.
In their reply to the inquiry, the Sha Tin District Office stressed that the conference room was located within their office, thus 'the name now adopted can clearly reflect its location'. They added that both the government departments and the Sha Tin District Council could still use the venue as before, following the established procedures.
Ching Cheung-ying, the chairman of the Sha Tin District Council who has been serving as a District Council member for over 30 years, told Stand News that the conference room had been named 'Sha Tin District Council Conference Room' since 2002, and it was also designed with holding District Council meetings in mind. 'We have been using this name all this time'. He then challenged the District Office's statement of 'correcting the error': 'There was no error; where is the error?'. He slammed the District Office's action, calling it 'petty and overbearing' , and questioned whether they were 'belittling the District Council'.
Source: Stand News #Nov10
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One year after Democrats' Victory in District Council Election: HK Government Reinstalls Beijing Loyalists in Area Committee
In 2019 District Council Election, the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong won a landslide victory; however, the directly elected district councillors have been facing retributive oppression and disfavor from the HKSAR government, as their discussions of certain issues have been banned and funding has been cut.
On the contrary, the defeated pro-Beijing party has received favorable treatment; the new-term Area Committee is unprecedentedly served by the lost pro-Beijing candidates instead of the incumbent councilors.
Though the Area Committee is not a statutory body, its functions highly overlap with the District Council's: government officials will attend the presentation and collect opinions there, at the same time it will receive funding for organizing local activities which helps nurturing the Committee members' regional connections. However, the Area Committee lacks transparency as the public will not be informed about the dates of meetings unless they check them at their local Committees.
Some District Councils have cancelled their appropriation budgets of the Committees to avoid the government using public money to fund its stalwarts. They also worried that the government's long-term and direct appropriation would pave the way for hollowing out the District Council with the Area Committee.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov19
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201119/PIWC6ZCSXFGC5IF5BJZQZVLOZA/
#ProvisionalCouncil #AreaCommittee #DistrictCouncil
One year after Democrats' Victory in District Council Election: HK Government Reinstalls Beijing Loyalists in Area Committee
In 2019 District Council Election, the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong won a landslide victory; however, the directly elected district councillors have been facing retributive oppression and disfavor from the HKSAR government, as their discussions of certain issues have been banned and funding has been cut.
On the contrary, the defeated pro-Beijing party has received favorable treatment; the new-term Area Committee is unprecedentedly served by the lost pro-Beijing candidates instead of the incumbent councilors.
Though the Area Committee is not a statutory body, its functions highly overlap with the District Council's: government officials will attend the presentation and collect opinions there, at the same time it will receive funding for organizing local activities which helps nurturing the Committee members' regional connections. However, the Area Committee lacks transparency as the public will not be informed about the dates of meetings unless they check them at their local Committees.
Some District Councils have cancelled their appropriation budgets of the Committees to avoid the government using public money to fund its stalwarts. They also worried that the government's long-term and direct appropriation would pave the way for hollowing out the District Council with the Area Committee.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov19
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201119/PIWC6ZCSXFGC5IF5BJZQZVLOZA/
#ProvisionalCouncil #AreaCommittee #DistrictCouncil
#FailedState #Censorship
HK Government Censors Fai-Chun by Pro-democracy District Councillors
One year ago, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory in the District Council Election, which is the only direct election in Hong Kong. Since then, the government has been suppressing the operation of the District Councils in different ways.
Recently, Wong Tai Sin District Council member Mok Yee-ha said that the District Council planned to print Fai Chun, a traditional decoration with greeting for the Lunar New Year, which reads “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life”.
The government, however, rejected the proposal by claiming that the greeting “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life” implies political meaning and that it is "not a commonly seen new years greeting".
Some Hongkongers described it as "Literary Inquisition" by the government.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
#WishtheGoodAPeacefulLife #TheGoodTheBadAndtheUgly
#Censorship #FaiChun #LiteraryInquisition #LunarNewYear #DistrictCouncil
HK Government Censors Fai-Chun by Pro-democracy District Councillors
One year ago, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory in the District Council Election, which is the only direct election in Hong Kong. Since then, the government has been suppressing the operation of the District Councils in different ways.
Recently, Wong Tai Sin District Council member Mok Yee-ha said that the District Council planned to print Fai Chun, a traditional decoration with greeting for the Lunar New Year, which reads “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life”.
The government, however, rejected the proposal by claiming that the greeting “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life” implies political meaning and that it is "not a commonly seen new years greeting".
Some Hongkongers described it as "Literary Inquisition" by the government.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
#WishtheGoodAPeacefulLife #TheGoodTheBadAndtheUgly
#Censorship #FaiChun #LiteraryInquisition #LunarNewYear #DistrictCouncil
#FailedState #PoliticalOppression
Gov't Stops Incumbent #DistrictCouncillor's Salary and Office Income, #TedHui: Lack of Legal Basis shows the Panic of Hong Kong’s political power”
The Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR government is stopping the payroll, the allowance and the expense reimbursement of district councillor Ted Hui from December 3, 2020. The government cited Hui’s self-exile as a reason.
Hui responded to the Hong Kong government’s decision as “No legal basis at all”. He also states that his HSBC bank account has been frozen, making it impossible to withdraw any of his salary since then.
Hui said the government’s treatment of him is a political statement but should be considered useless. The government’s action is severely impacting the district councillor's office that has continued to serve Hong Kong citizens.
Hui said that the government should not stop any payment of the payroll when the councillors are still serving their term of office. He is very disappointed with how the government wields political power and ignores the public interest.
Source: Stand News #Dec16
#HSBC #DistrictCouncil
Gov't Stops Incumbent #DistrictCouncillor's Salary and Office Income, #TedHui: Lack of Legal Basis shows the Panic of Hong Kong’s political power”
The Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR government is stopping the payroll, the allowance and the expense reimbursement of district councillor Ted Hui from December 3, 2020. The government cited Hui’s self-exile as a reason.
Hui responded to the Hong Kong government’s decision as “No legal basis at all”. He also states that his HSBC bank account has been frozen, making it impossible to withdraw any of his salary since then.
Hui said the government’s treatment of him is a political statement but should be considered useless. The government’s action is severely impacting the district councillor's office that has continued to serve Hong Kong citizens.
Hui said that the government should not stop any payment of the payroll when the councillors are still serving their term of office. He is very disappointed with how the government wields political power and ignores the public interest.
Source: Stand News #Dec16
#HSBC #DistrictCouncil
#Censorship #CCPControl
China Blocks Shipments of "Freedom and Democracy" Calendars to Hong Kong
Chinese customs may have held up an order of new year calendars printed for district councils in Hong Kong, Yau Tsim Mong District councillor Lee Wai-fung wrote in a Facebook post.
The calendars, with the text "Pursue Freedom and Democracy" in golden calligraphy, was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong in mid-November, so that they will be given out to civilians on Dec 16, 2020.
However, Lee was later informed that order was detained in China, without an official explanation from either the print shop nor the Chinese customs. The councillors ended up printing labels with their names and pictures, and handing out regular calendars with their labels attached.
Yuen Long District councillor Henry Wong Pak-yu experienced similar issues with the Chinese customs. He was informed by the print shop in China that printed products for district councils in Hong Kong are now being scrutinized much more closely by Chinese customs, because some of their previous materials contained "sensitive content". The printer was not allowed to send out the shipment, and Wong may not be able to receive his calendars in time for the new year.
Source: Stand News #Dec16
#NewYearCalendar #FreeSpeech #ChineseCustoms #DistrictCouncil
China Blocks Shipments of "Freedom and Democracy" Calendars to Hong Kong
Chinese customs may have held up an order of new year calendars printed for district councils in Hong Kong, Yau Tsim Mong District councillor Lee Wai-fung wrote in a Facebook post.
The calendars, with the text "Pursue Freedom and Democracy" in golden calligraphy, was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong in mid-November, so that they will be given out to civilians on Dec 16, 2020.
However, Lee was later informed that order was detained in China, without an official explanation from either the print shop nor the Chinese customs. The councillors ended up printing labels with their names and pictures, and handing out regular calendars with their labels attached.
Yuen Long District councillor Henry Wong Pak-yu experienced similar issues with the Chinese customs. He was informed by the print shop in China that printed products for district councils in Hong Kong are now being scrutinized much more closely by Chinese customs, because some of their previous materials contained "sensitive content". The printer was not allowed to send out the shipment, and Wong may not be able to receive his calendars in time for the new year.
Source: Stand News #Dec16
#NewYearCalendar #FreeSpeech #ChineseCustoms #DistrictCouncil
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HK Government Imposes Lockdown on Residential Building Despite Mandatory Testing Order Issued 1 Day Ago
#DistrictCouncilor Lai Kwong-wai spoke to the media on Feb 6, 2021, next to the "restricted area" sealed off by the Hong Kong Police on Ma Hang Chung Road in To Kwa Wan.
In response to the government's ambush-style lockdown of Wah Fat Building, the District Councilor pointed out that the building has been enlisted on the mandatory test one day ago. This means that the residents were already required to undergo #Covid19 testing, even without the imposition of the lockdown.
Many residents could not see why the government had to enforce an additional lockdown on a Saturday.
Lai also expressed concern about the elderly homes in the area. He said if the government imposed lockdown in those buildings, the impacts would be unimaginable.
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #LaiKwongWai
HK Government Imposes Lockdown on Residential Building Despite Mandatory Testing Order Issued 1 Day Ago
#DistrictCouncilor Lai Kwong-wai spoke to the media on Feb 6, 2021, next to the "restricted area" sealed off by the Hong Kong Police on Ma Hang Chung Road in To Kwa Wan.
In response to the government's ambush-style lockdown of Wah Fat Building, the District Councilor pointed out that the building has been enlisted on the mandatory test one day ago. This means that the residents were already required to undergo #Covid19 testing, even without the imposition of the lockdown.
Many residents could not see why the government had to enforce an additional lockdown on a Saturday.
Lai also expressed concern about the elderly homes in the area. He said if the government imposed lockdown in those buildings, the impacts would be unimaginable.
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #LaiKwongWai
#PoliticalSuppression #1C1S
China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29261
On March 30, 2021, Beijing imposed an overhaul in Hong Kong's electoral system. After a two-day meeting, the PRC's National People’s Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) directly amended two annexes in Hong Kong's Basic Law. All these changes will come into immediate effect on March 31, 2021.
In the Election Committee to select the Chief Executive, all 117 district councillor seats are eliminated.
The seats are replaced by “representatives of members of area committees”, including members of the government-appointed District Fight Crime Committees, the District Fire Safety Committee of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, as well as representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the mainland.
A new sector will be added. They are deputies to the PRC's National People’s Congress (#NPC), the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (#CPPCC), as well as representatives of “Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations”.
As for the Legislative Council (#LegCo), the number of directly elected seats in the geographical constituency will be reduced. The District Councillor seats within the LegCo are to be removed.
The changes are likely to increase the influence of the pro-Establishment camp while ridding of the role of the locally elected District Councillors.
The District Council election had been the only direct election in Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997. In the 2019 election, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory across the territory, winning 388 seats to the pro-Beijing camp's 59.
Source: Stand News #Mar30
#HongKongElection #ChiefExecutive #DistrictCouncil #CCPRules
#ElectoralOverhaul #Beijing
China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
Watch video:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29261
On March 30, 2021, Beijing imposed an overhaul in Hong Kong's electoral system. After a two-day meeting, the PRC's National People’s Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) directly amended two annexes in Hong Kong's Basic Law. All these changes will come into immediate effect on March 31, 2021.
In the Election Committee to select the Chief Executive, all 117 district councillor seats are eliminated.
The seats are replaced by “representatives of members of area committees”, including members of the government-appointed District Fight Crime Committees, the District Fire Safety Committee of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, as well as representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the mainland.
A new sector will be added. They are deputies to the PRC's National People’s Congress (#NPC), the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (#CPPCC), as well as representatives of “Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations”.
As for the Legislative Council (#LegCo), the number of directly elected seats in the geographical constituency will be reduced. The District Councillor seats within the LegCo are to be removed.
The changes are likely to increase the influence of the pro-Establishment camp while ridding of the role of the locally elected District Councillors.
The District Council election had been the only direct election in Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997. In the 2019 election, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory across the territory, winning 388 seats to the pro-Beijing camp's 59.
Source: Stand News #Mar30
#HongKongElection #ChiefExecutive #DistrictCouncil #CCPRules
#ElectoralOverhaul #Beijing
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HK Pro-democracy District Councillors Resign as Authorities Demand #Oath of Allegiance
Source: InMedia #Apr7
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Source: InMedia #Apr7
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HK Pro-democracy District Councillors Resign as Authorities Demand #Oath of Allegiance
In Hong Kong, pro-democracy District Councillor To Ka-lun of the Yuen Long District Council resigned on April 6, 2021, as he refused to take the oath required by the government.
He emphasized that no matter what, "we are always Hongkongers. This is something that can’t be taken away.”
He mentioned that under the current circumstances, both the Legislative Council and the District Council have been unable to do anything. To make it worse, the authorities require the district councilors to take an oath of allegiance.
"The legal provisions are harsh and vague," To questioned that the authorities might randomly sue the seat holders based on the oath.
He described that it is a difficult decision to take the oath or not. He hopes his supporters and fellow councillors would understand the difficult situation.
As of April 7, 2021, at least 5 pro-democracy district councilors havr announced their resignations. Among them, Gary Fan of the New Democratic League and Lam Cheuk-ting of the Democratic Party were charged with "conspiracy to subvert state power" for participating in the primary elections of the democratic camp in 2020. They are currently reprimanded and have resigned from their positions as district councilors.
Eastern District Councillor Wong Yee resigned due to health problems. Lai Ming-Chak of Sai Kung District also resigned recently.
Source: InMedia #Apr7
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1081875
#ToKaLun #GaryFan #WongYee #LaiMingChak #LamCheukTing #Resignation
HK Pro-democracy District Councillors Resign as Authorities Demand #Oath of Allegiance
In Hong Kong, pro-democracy District Councillor To Ka-lun of the Yuen Long District Council resigned on April 6, 2021, as he refused to take the oath required by the government.
He emphasized that no matter what, "we are always Hongkongers. This is something that can’t be taken away.”
He mentioned that under the current circumstances, both the Legislative Council and the District Council have been unable to do anything. To make it worse, the authorities require the district councilors to take an oath of allegiance.
"The legal provisions are harsh and vague," To questioned that the authorities might randomly sue the seat holders based on the oath.
He described that it is a difficult decision to take the oath or not. He hopes his supporters and fellow councillors would understand the difficult situation.
As of April 7, 2021, at least 5 pro-democracy district councilors havr announced their resignations. Among them, Gary Fan of the New Democratic League and Lam Cheuk-ting of the Democratic Party were charged with "conspiracy to subvert state power" for participating in the primary elections of the democratic camp in 2020. They are currently reprimanded and have resigned from their positions as district councilors.
Eastern District Councillor Wong Yee resigned due to health problems. Lai Ming-Chak of Sai Kung District also resigned recently.
Source: InMedia #Apr7
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1081875
#ToKaLun #GaryFan #WongYee #LaiMingChak #LamCheukTing #Resignation
#WhiteTerror #PoliticalSuppression #DQ
HKGovernment's Crackdown Causes Hundreds of District Councillors to Resign; Tommy Cheung Sau-yin criticizes: “Why leaving when we've done nothing wrong?”
In Hong Kong, directly elected district councillors are expected to take an oath of allegiance for the Basic Law within July 2021. However, a recent notice from the government claimed that the district councillors would be disqualified and asked to returned the salary they receivrd since they took office.
If this is the case, each person would have to pay back more than one million Hong Kong dollars.
As of July 9, nearly 100 pro-democracy #DistrictCouncillors announced their resignation one after another, while some of them said they would stay behind.
Yuen Long District Councillor #Tommy Sau-yin Cheung announced on social media platform on the morning of July 9, 2021 that he would not resign.
Cheung said, “I decide to uphold the public authorization since winning the election, and continue to take the last path of my political life”. He also stated that he would not regret making this decision.
He said the government has no justifiable reason nor legal basis to deprive him of his qualification as a District Councillor.
Tuen Mun District Councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung pointed out that the government was using intimidation tactics to make District Councillors retreat and weaken the voice of the opposition.
Vice Chairman of Kwai Tsing District Council Cheung Man-lung commented that the resignation of a large amount of pro-democracy District Councillors will paralyze the district-level work and will cause inconvenience to fellow citizens.
Source: InMedia #Jul9
https://bit.ly/3yEfvCC
#DistrictCouncil #TommyCheung #PoliceState #Intimidation #Crackdown #Salary
HKGovernment's Crackdown Causes Hundreds of District Councillors to Resign; Tommy Cheung Sau-yin criticizes: “Why leaving when we've done nothing wrong?”
In Hong Kong, directly elected district councillors are expected to take an oath of allegiance for the Basic Law within July 2021. However, a recent notice from the government claimed that the district councillors would be disqualified and asked to returned the salary they receivrd since they took office.
If this is the case, each person would have to pay back more than one million Hong Kong dollars.
As of July 9, nearly 100 pro-democracy #DistrictCouncillors announced their resignation one after another, while some of them said they would stay behind.
Yuen Long District Councillor #Tommy Sau-yin Cheung announced on social media platform on the morning of July 9, 2021 that he would not resign.
Cheung said, “I decide to uphold the public authorization since winning the election, and continue to take the last path of my political life”. He also stated that he would not regret making this decision.
He said the government has no justifiable reason nor legal basis to deprive him of his qualification as a District Councillor.
Tuen Mun District Councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung pointed out that the government was using intimidation tactics to make District Councillors retreat and weaken the voice of the opposition.
Vice Chairman of Kwai Tsing District Council Cheung Man-lung commented that the resignation of a large amount of pro-democracy District Councillors will paralyze the district-level work and will cause inconvenience to fellow citizens.
Source: InMedia #Jul9
https://bit.ly/3yEfvCC
#DistrictCouncil #TommyCheung #PoliceState #Intimidation #Crackdown #Salary
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Former Democratic District Councillors Opt to Stay after Resignation and Open Stalls for Wine-Selling, “Want to Slow Down the Collapse of Civil Society"
Source: Stand News; #Aug13
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Former Democratic District Councillors Opt to Stay after Resignation and Open Stalls for Wine-Selling, “Want to Slow Down the Collapse of Civil Society”
In July 2021, the HKSAR Government claimed to disqualify democratic district councillors and would ask for a salary return from district councillors after disqualification, leading to the resignation of over half of these councillors. However, resignation does not mean leaving the area permanently. Instead, some of the resigned councillors continue their contribution to society in another way. For example, LAM Siu-Bun's office in Yau Tsim Mong becomes a miscellaneous stall; LEUNG Kwok-Ho's office in Cheung Chau becomes a wine shop; former Kwai Tsing District Councillor WONG Pit-Man returns to the community organisation Tsing Yi Islanders as a convener to organise different events.
The above three did not leave but having different perspectives. LEUNG admitted a struggle between being an “ordinary person” to take care of his family and staying for the community. However, many fellow co-fighters are in prison now, and he said, “I need to be here! With my ability. I don’t want to leave!”. LAM, was the assistant of IP Kin-yuen, strengthened his persistence to stay after the collapse of the HK Professional Teacher’s Union, “I don’t want to see a sudden collapse of civil society!”. WONG thought that she loaded down her identity as a district councillor, “returning” to her past, being a convener of an organisation concerning the community, doing what she should do.
Yet, what they all have in common, is, "Stay in the community even if they are no longer a district councillor".
#disqualify #hongkong #districtcouncil #LamSiuBun #LeungKwokHo #WongPitMan #IpKinYuen #TsingYiIIslander
Source: Stand News; #Aug13
https://bit.ly/3jW793q
#disqualification #DQ #DistrictCouncillor
Former Democratic District Councillors Opt to Stay after Resignation and Open Stalls for Wine-Selling, “Want to Slow Down the Collapse of Civil Society”
In July 2021, the HKSAR Government claimed to disqualify democratic district councillors and would ask for a salary return from district councillors after disqualification, leading to the resignation of over half of these councillors. However, resignation does not mean leaving the area permanently. Instead, some of the resigned councillors continue their contribution to society in another way. For example, LAM Siu-Bun's office in Yau Tsim Mong becomes a miscellaneous stall; LEUNG Kwok-Ho's office in Cheung Chau becomes a wine shop; former Kwai Tsing District Councillor WONG Pit-Man returns to the community organisation Tsing Yi Islanders as a convener to organise different events.
The above three did not leave but having different perspectives. LEUNG admitted a struggle between being an “ordinary person” to take care of his family and staying for the community. However, many fellow co-fighters are in prison now, and he said, “I need to be here! With my ability. I don’t want to leave!”. LAM, was the assistant of IP Kin-yuen, strengthened his persistence to stay after the collapse of the HK Professional Teacher’s Union, “I don’t want to see a sudden collapse of civil society!”. WONG thought that she loaded down her identity as a district councillor, “returning” to her past, being a convener of an organisation concerning the community, doing what she should do.
Yet, what they all have in common, is, "Stay in the community even if they are no longer a district councillor".
#disqualify #hongkong #districtcouncil #LamSiuBun #LeungKwokHo #WongPitMan #IpKinYuen #TsingYiIIslander
Source: Stand News; #Aug13
https://bit.ly/3jW793q
#disqualification #DQ #DistrictCouncillor
Hong Kong Government Questions the Oath of Seven Pro-democracy District Councillors
On September 10, 2021, the Hong Kong SAR government demanded directly elected district councillors on Hong Kong Island to take oath, pledging allegiance. They are the first batch of district councillors scheduled for oath-taking.
The authorities accused seven pro-democracy district councillors who swore oaths of allegiance of being "questionable".
The seven councillors are Clarisse Yeung and Leung Pak-kin from the Wan Chai district council; Wei Siu-lik, So Yat-hang, Chan Wing-tai and Lai Tsz-yan from Eastern district; and Southern district's Michael Pang.
Peter Choi, a pro-democracy district councillor who didn’t show up, has been immediately 'disqualified' and removed from his seat by the authorities.
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Sept10
https://thestandnews.page.link/G8ZiXrEot1uUcCJq9
#PoliceState #Oath #DQ #DistrictCouncil #Disqualifications
On September 10, 2021, the Hong Kong SAR government demanded directly elected district councillors on Hong Kong Island to take oath, pledging allegiance. They are the first batch of district councillors scheduled for oath-taking.
The authorities accused seven pro-democracy district councillors who swore oaths of allegiance of being "questionable".
The seven councillors are Clarisse Yeung and Leung Pak-kin from the Wan Chai district council; Wei Siu-lik, So Yat-hang, Chan Wing-tai and Lai Tsz-yan from Eastern district; and Southern district's Michael Pang.
Peter Choi, a pro-democracy district councillor who didn’t show up, has been immediately 'disqualified' and removed from his seat by the authorities.
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Sept10
https://thestandnews.page.link/G8ZiXrEot1uUcCJq9
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楊雪盈彭卓棋等 7 人被指宣誓有效成疑 須供額外資料 7 民主派過關 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
港島區區議員今早率先宣誓，政府晚上發稿，指監誓人對其中 7 人的「宣誓的有效性存有疑問」，要求提供額外資料。被...
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16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
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Source: Stand News; #Oct21
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16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
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16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
16 pro-democracy district councillors have been disqualified from office after authorities ruled that their government-required oaths were invalid.
They are from New Territories West, and are the last batch of councillors to take their oaths, a new requirement created after the pro-democracy camp's landslide victory in 2019.
Across all 18 districts in Hong Kong, a total of 49 pro-democracy district councillors have been ousted due to their oaths being ruled as invalid. 6 councillors directly lost their seats.
In the district council elections in 2019, the democrats had won a historic victory, winning 389 seats among the 452 elected seats in the 18 districts.
However, the number of members of the Democrats has gradually decreased in the past 2 years, some due to prison sentences longer than 3 months, some due to the councillors themselves leaving Hong Kong.
It was the government's oath-taking requirement, however, that led to the largest drop in numbers of democratic councillors.
In July this year, the government made use of the media to indicate their intention to disqualify large numbers of district councillors, and those disqualified would have to pay back all of their salaries since taking office in 2020, a sum exceeding $1M HKD. In light of this threat, 260 district councillors have resigned.
#DistrictCouncil #PoliticalOppression #Oath #DQ
Source: Stand News; #Oct21
https://thestandnews.page.link/hnKqV2DR8Ev7wBVp6
see also:
District Council election results, Nov 25, 2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12233
https://www.facebook.com/BeWaterHongKong/posts/2519661708255300
16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
16 pro-democracy district councillors have been disqualified from office after authorities ruled that their government-required oaths were invalid.
They are from New Territories West, and are the last batch of councillors to take their oaths, a new requirement created after the pro-democracy camp's landslide victory in 2019.
Across all 18 districts in Hong Kong, a total of 49 pro-democracy district councillors have been ousted due to their oaths being ruled as invalid. 6 councillors directly lost their seats.
In the district council elections in 2019, the democrats had won a historic victory, winning 389 seats among the 452 elected seats in the 18 districts.
However, the number of members of the Democrats has gradually decreased in the past 2 years, some due to prison sentences longer than 3 months, some due to the councillors themselves leaving Hong Kong.
It was the government's oath-taking requirement, however, that led to the largest drop in numbers of democratic councillors.
In July this year, the government made use of the media to indicate their intention to disqualify large numbers of district councillors, and those disqualified would have to pay back all of their salaries since taking office in 2020, a sum exceeding $1M HKD. In light of this threat, 260 district councillors have resigned.
#DistrictCouncil #PoliticalOppression #Oath #DQ
Source: Stand News; #Oct21
https://thestandnews.page.link/hnKqV2DR8Ev7wBVp6
see also:
District Council election results, Nov 25, 2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12233
https://www.facebook.com/BeWaterHongKong/posts/2519661708255300
立場新聞 Stand News
【DQ 區議員】新西宣誓鄺俊宇等 16 人無效 至今 326 民主派議員失議席 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
政府要求區議員宣誓，最後一批新界西宣誓亦有結果，再多 16 名民主派區議員被 DQ，包括民主黨「主選派」鄺俊宇...
Former District Councillors have their last words after being disqualified.
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