The formation of the election committee is reformed that the Chief Executive can control up to 198 seats to "ensure" the upcoming chief executive election result in favour of China.
#ChiefExecutive #ElectionCommittee #CarrieLam #GoHKgraphics
#ChiefExecutive #ElectionCommittee #CarrieLam #GoHKgraphics
#FailedState #1C1S
#CarrieLam is unable to confirm whether Beijing has issued a new mandate to āRegularizeā Real Estate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Carrie Lam met the media before attending the Executive Council meeting on the morning of September 21, 2021 and was asked about a Reuters report published the previous Friday, Septrmber 17, 2021, regarding Beijingās pressure on Hong Kong property developers.
At first, she said that āI cannot confirm nor comment on this since they are all rumors.ā She followed by saying that Beijing is very concerned about the livelihood of Hong Kong people. After they have āimprovedā the election system, they hope to enhance the effectiveness of the SARās governance. āAfter improving its effectiveness, of course they would want to help solve problems for the public.ā
She added that the housing issue has been substantially adjusted by the current government, and now the remaining issue is the land issue.
āThe current issue is a land problem. It is true that the developers have some privately own land, but when it is necessary, public powers can be exercised to recover some of these lands to develop public housing. Thus, solving a problem that has been bothering the city for a long time.ā
#Beijing #RealEstateMandate
#Economy #Finance #PropertyMarket #HongKongMarket #CCPRules
Source: Stand News #Sept21
https://bit.ly/3m0SV2n
#CarrieLam is unable to confirm whether Beijing has issued a new mandate to āRegularizeā Real Estate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Carrie Lam met the media before attending the Executive Council meeting on the morning of September 21, 2021 and was asked about a Reuters report published the previous Friday, Septrmber 17, 2021, regarding Beijingās pressure on Hong Kong property developers.
At first, she said that āI cannot confirm nor comment on this since they are all rumors.ā She followed by saying that Beijing is very concerned about the livelihood of Hong Kong people. After they have āimprovedā the election system, they hope to enhance the effectiveness of the SARās governance. āAfter improving its effectiveness, of course they would want to help solve problems for the public.ā
She added that the housing issue has been substantially adjusted by the current government, and now the remaining issue is the land issue.
āThe current issue is a land problem. It is true that the developers have some privately own land, but when it is necessary, public powers can be exercised to recover some of these lands to develop public housing. Thus, solving a problem that has been bothering the city for a long time.ā
#Beijing #RealEstateMandate
#Economy #Finance #PropertyMarket #HongKongMarket #CCPRules
Source: Stand News #Sept21
https://bit.ly/3m0SV2n
#Poll: One out of four #Hongkonger wants to emigrate; #CarrieLam: Not interested
On March 25, 2022, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) announced some alarming survey findings that a quarter of the city population plans to emigrate, citing political uncertainty as the key reason.
Reporters took this issue to the #ChiefExecutive, Carrie Lam and asked whether measures are in place to retain talents.
Lam brushed the question aside as she responded in contempt, "I am not interested in these surveys in general. So I am not going to comment."
Lam asked Hong Kong people to stay confident as she foresees the #COVID19 pandemic receding in 4 weeks.
Lam's colleague, a member of the Executive Council, Bernard Charnwut Chan, apparently has a different view.
Chan expressed concerns over Hong Kong's role as the financial center in Asia when multinational corporations are moving their Asia Pacific headquarters away from Hong Kong.
Chan told reporters on a radio talk show that chances for these headquarters to be relocated back to Hong Kong are slim.
Although Hong Kong has lifted flight bans against 9 countries, inbound restrictions remained in force while many countries have removed COVID-19 restrictions altogether.
Source: Inmediahk; #Mar26
https://bit.ly/3tEWzDW
#BernardChan #FailedState #BrainDrain #EmigrationWave
#Exodus
On March 25, 2022, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) announced some alarming survey findings that a quarter of the city population plans to emigrate, citing political uncertainty as the key reason.
Reporters took this issue to the #ChiefExecutive, Carrie Lam and asked whether measures are in place to retain talents.
Lam brushed the question aside as she responded in contempt, "I am not interested in these surveys in general. So I am not going to comment."
Lam asked Hong Kong people to stay confident as she foresees the #COVID19 pandemic receding in 4 weeks.
Lam's colleague, a member of the Executive Council, Bernard Charnwut Chan, apparently has a different view.
Chan expressed concerns over Hong Kong's role as the financial center in Asia when multinational corporations are moving their Asia Pacific headquarters away from Hong Kong.
Chan told reporters on a radio talk show that chances for these headquarters to be relocated back to Hong Kong are slim.
Although Hong Kong has lifted flight bans against 9 countries, inbound restrictions remained in force while many countries have removed COVID-19 restrictions altogether.
Source: Inmediahk; #Mar26
https://bit.ly/3tEWzDW
#BernardChan #FailedState #BrainDrain #EmigrationWave
#Exodus
Who is John Lee?: Sole Candidate in Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Election
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Apr18
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Who is John Lee?: Sole Candidate in Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Election
//Hong Kongās former chief secretary #JohnLee has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next monthās leadership race after he submitted 786 nominations on Wednesday, April 15, 2022. The 64-year-old is the sole hopeful in the small-circle election scheduled for May 8, 2022. Lee is on track to be elected as the next chief executive by the 1,462 Election Committee members he vetted last year.
Leeās appointment by 0.02 per cent of the population will mark the first time a former police officer assumes leadership of the city. Known for his hardline approach since he took the helm of the Security Bureau in September 2017, Leeās tenure saw the 2019 protests and the subsequent enactment of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
He gained an unprecedented promotion last June to the second-highest role in the administration, where he was entrusted to chair a powerful committee to ensure election candidates were Chinese patriots.
In response to accusations that frontline police had failed to display their warrant cards, making it difficult for people to file complaints against the force, Lee said on June 19, 2010, "The design of the uniform leaves no space for displaying the police officerās number.ā
...Lee at the time called on journalists to distance themselves from āevil elementsā who ādamaged press freedom.ā
On June 17, 2021, Lee condemned journalists from #AppleDaily and #StandNews:
"Ordinary journalists are different from themā¦ [for] anyone who tries to use journalistic work as a shield to engage in crimes endangering national security, the SAR government must use the strictest measures to clamp down [on them]. ā//
Read more:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/18/who-is-john-lee-12-quotes-from-hong-kongs-unopposed-leadership-hopeful/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Apr18
#Regime #SmallCircleElection #ChiefExecutiveElection #NationalSecurityLaw
//Hong Kongās former chief secretary #JohnLee has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next monthās leadership race after he submitted 786 nominations on Wednesday, April 15, 2022. The 64-year-old is the sole hopeful in the small-circle election scheduled for May 8, 2022. Lee is on track to be elected as the next chief executive by the 1,462 Election Committee members he vetted last year.
Leeās appointment by 0.02 per cent of the population will mark the first time a former police officer assumes leadership of the city. Known for his hardline approach since he took the helm of the Security Bureau in September 2017, Leeās tenure saw the 2019 protests and the subsequent enactment of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
He gained an unprecedented promotion last June to the second-highest role in the administration, where he was entrusted to chair a powerful committee to ensure election candidates were Chinese patriots.
In response to accusations that frontline police had failed to display their warrant cards, making it difficult for people to file complaints against the force, Lee said on June 19, 2010, "The design of the uniform leaves no space for displaying the police officerās number.ā
...Lee at the time called on journalists to distance themselves from āevil elementsā who ādamaged press freedom.ā
On June 17, 2021, Lee condemned journalists from #AppleDaily and #StandNews:
"Ordinary journalists are different from themā¦ [for] anyone who tries to use journalistic work as a shield to engage in crimes endangering national security, the SAR government must use the strictest measures to clamp down [on them]. ā//
Read more:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/18/who-is-john-lee-12-quotes-from-hong-kongs-unopposed-leadership-hopeful/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Apr18
#Regime #SmallCircleElection #ChiefExecutiveElection #NationalSecurityLaw
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Who is John Lee? 12 quotes from Hong Kongās unopposed leadership hopeful
Hong Kongās former chief secretary John Lee has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next monthās leadership race after he submitted 786 nominations on Wednesday. The 64-year-oldā¦
#PoliceState
Hong Kong Police Surround Pro-democracy Group Calling for Universal Suffrage on Election Day
In the past it would have been common to see protests during the #ChiefExecutive Election in Hong Kong.
It is, however, not the case anymore, as almost all the pro-democracy legislators have been jailed, coupled with the reformation of the electoral system.
On the early morning of May 8, 2022, the League of Social Democrats (#LSD), a pro-democracy group, tried to head towards the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (#HKCEC) to protest; however, their members were stopped and searched by the police in Central Plaza, and were thereby banned from entering HKCEC.
As early as at 7:30am, over 30 policemen, all wearing stabproof vest, were stationed outside the clinic of Family Planning Association of Hong Kong in Wan Chai.
The chairperson of the League of Social Democrats Chan Po-ying comdemned the newly formed government for not tolerating opposing ideas, āDoes #JohnLeeās āStarting a New Chapterā mean banning peaceful petition?ā she asked.
Chan also expressed that Hong Kong is ruled by fear, and that organisations often have to think twice before conducting any activity. She added that the League of Social Democrats understood the ineffectiveness in protesting, but still wished that the community was not silence. She then moved on to encourage organisations in the society to persevere, whilst lamenting over John Leeās ālack of competitorā in his run for Chief Executive, that the pro-establishment camp ādidnāt even try to find him (John Lee) an opponentā, showing how pathetic the society was.
Source: InMedia #May8
Hong Kong Police Surround Pro-democracy Group Calling for Universal Suffrage on Election Day
In the past it would have been common to see protests during the #ChiefExecutive Election in Hong Kong.
It is, however, not the case anymore, as almost all the pro-democracy legislators have been jailed, coupled with the reformation of the electoral system.
On the early morning of May 8, 2022, the League of Social Democrats (#LSD), a pro-democracy group, tried to head towards the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (#HKCEC) to protest; however, their members were stopped and searched by the police in Central Plaza, and were thereby banned from entering HKCEC.
As early as at 7:30am, over 30 policemen, all wearing stabproof vest, were stationed outside the clinic of Family Planning Association of Hong Kong in Wan Chai.
The chairperson of the League of Social Democrats Chan Po-ying comdemned the newly formed government for not tolerating opposing ideas, āDoes #JohnLeeās āStarting a New Chapterā mean banning peaceful petition?ā she asked.
Chan also expressed that Hong Kong is ruled by fear, and that organisations often have to think twice before conducting any activity. She added that the League of Social Democrats understood the ineffectiveness in protesting, but still wished that the community was not silence. She then moved on to encourage organisations in the society to persevere, whilst lamenting over John Leeās ālack of competitorā in his run for Chief Executive, that the pro-establishment camp ādidnāt even try to find him (John Lee) an opponentā, showing how pathetic the society was.
Source: InMedia #May8
Chief Executive-Elect Rejects Needs to Defend Freedom in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect, John Lee visited the Legislative Council in early May and was asked why defending the freedom of speech and the press freedom was not in his election platform.
Lee argued that the city's mini-constitution, Basic Law has offered freedom in Hong Kong in many ways.
"We have all the freedom." He defended, "But this doesn't mean we have the freedom to violate the law."
Lee also added, "so long as permitted by the law, everyone has absolute freedom."
Source: Inmediahk; #May09
#ChiefExecutive #JohnLee #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech
https://bit.ly/398Qbxa
Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect, John Lee visited the Legislative Council in early May and was asked why defending the freedom of speech and the press freedom was not in his election platform.
Lee argued that the city's mini-constitution, Basic Law has offered freedom in Hong Kong in many ways.
"We have all the freedom." He defended, "But this doesn't mean we have the freedom to violate the law."
Lee also added, "so long as permitted by the law, everyone has absolute freedom."
Source: Inmediahk; #May09
#ChiefExecutive #JohnLee #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech
https://bit.ly/398Qbxa
John Lee Ka-Chiu has just been elected in the Chief Executive Election with 97.94% turnout rate, which is the fourth highest in the five "elections".
#JohnLeeKaChiu #ChiefExecutive #Election #GoHKgraphics
#JohnLeeKaChiu #ChiefExecutive #Election #GoHKgraphics
Cartoon by #AhTo: "We & Us"
"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."
"But WE is not US."
[Editor's note: Taking the ideaāsome animals are more equal than othersāfrom #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.
Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".
Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/
#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection
"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."
"But WE is not US."
[Editor's note: Taking the ideaāsome animals are more equal than othersāfrom #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.
Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".
Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/
#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection
Hong Kong govāt to refund HK$147K fee for hanging #Chinaflags on lampposts, hours after leader #JohnLeeās request
//A group who applied to hang Chinese national flags on lampposts over multiple highways in Hong Kong last year will see fees totalling HK$147,000 refunded by the Highways Department, following instructions from #ChiefExecutive John Lee.
Lee said he learnt that a community group was asked to pay administrative fees and inspection fees by the government after applying to hang national flags over some highways in the New Territories for National Day last year.
The leader wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday night that he had asked the relevant department to educate the public on how to properly hang the national and Hong Kong flags. Lee said he also required the government body to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
āThe government values the promotion of patriotic education and has been actively pushing community groups and the public to celebrate special dates such as the National Day, with respect to the flags and symbols of the nation and Hong Kong,ā Lee added.
Less than two hours after Leeās post, the Highways Department published a statement saying that it had approved the waiver and will inform the group of refund arrangements āas soon as possible.ā
Pro-Beijing backlashes
The issue was first raised by pro-Beijing columnist Chris Wat in an opinion piece published on Tuesday in Headline Daily.
Wat said a group was asked to pay HK$147,670 by the Highways Department for hanging some 1,200 national flags on lampposts around Kam Tin Road and Fan Kam Road between September 20 to October 9 last year.
āWhen the people self-initiated to do what the government didnāt, why are you still punishing these patriots who gave their heart and sweat?ā Wat wrote in her article.
A day after, lawmakers Michael Lee and Rock Chen wrote to the department to ask what legal grounds the fees were based on.
āDuring the riots in 2019, many political parties and groups were hanging flags and leaflets on streets as well ā how were you dealing with those items?ā Lee and Chen wrote.
After John Lee announced that he had asked the department to waive the fees in question, Michael Lee thanked the leader for his āimmediate concernā on Facebook on Thursday night as well.//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul22
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/22/hong-kong-govt-to-refund-hk147k-fee-for-hanging-china-flags-on-lampposts-hours-after-leader-john-lees-request/
#ChineseNationalism #FailedState #Taxpayers #GovernmentExpenses
//A group who applied to hang Chinese national flags on lampposts over multiple highways in Hong Kong last year will see fees totalling HK$147,000 refunded by the Highways Department, following instructions from #ChiefExecutive John Lee.
Lee said he learnt that a community group was asked to pay administrative fees and inspection fees by the government after applying to hang national flags over some highways in the New Territories for National Day last year.
The leader wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday night that he had asked the relevant department to educate the public on how to properly hang the national and Hong Kong flags. Lee said he also required the government body to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
āThe government values the promotion of patriotic education and has been actively pushing community groups and the public to celebrate special dates such as the National Day, with respect to the flags and symbols of the nation and Hong Kong,ā Lee added.
Less than two hours after Leeās post, the Highways Department published a statement saying that it had approved the waiver and will inform the group of refund arrangements āas soon as possible.ā
Pro-Beijing backlashes
The issue was first raised by pro-Beijing columnist Chris Wat in an opinion piece published on Tuesday in Headline Daily.
Wat said a group was asked to pay HK$147,670 by the Highways Department for hanging some 1,200 national flags on lampposts around Kam Tin Road and Fan Kam Road between September 20 to October 9 last year.
āWhen the people self-initiated to do what the government didnāt, why are you still punishing these patriots who gave their heart and sweat?ā Wat wrote in her article.
A day after, lawmakers Michael Lee and Rock Chen wrote to the department to ask what legal grounds the fees were based on.
āDuring the riots in 2019, many political parties and groups were hanging flags and leaflets on streets as well ā how were you dealing with those items?ā Lee and Chen wrote.
After John Lee announced that he had asked the department to waive the fees in question, Michael Lee thanked the leader for his āimmediate concernā on Facebook on Thursday night as well.//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul22
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/22/hong-kong-govt-to-refund-hk147k-fee-for-hanging-china-flags-on-lampposts-hours-after-leader-john-lees-request/
#ChineseNationalism #FailedState #Taxpayers #GovernmentExpenses
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong govāt to refund HK$147K fee for hanging China flags on lampposts, hours after leader John Leeās request
A group who applied to hang Chinese national flags on lampposts over multiple highways in Hong Kong last year will see fees totalling HK$147,000 refunded by the Highways Department, following instrā¦