#PrimaryElection
Helena Wong not signing up for Legislative Council Election after loss

The pro-democracy primary election was held last weekend. More than 610,000 people participated and voted. The organizer, Power for Democracy, announced the preliminary electronic voting result. Helena Wong from the Democratic Party had less than four thousand votes, and was ranked seventh in a list which had eight people.

At a press conference today, Wong announced that she was not going to sign up for the Legislative council election this September. Even though the "protestor camp" ran the risk of being disqualified, she made the decision not to participate. At the press conference, Wong asked the public to treasure the experience of the members of the Democratic Party, and also asked for them to continue supporting the members of the Democratic Party.

Source: Stand News
#Jul14 #HelenaWong #DemocraticParty

#LegCoElection #ProvisionalLegCo #PublicOpinionPoll
HK's Democratic Party announces to entrust a third party to conduct a public scientific survey to decide whether to serve the extended LegCo terms arranged by Beijing

Source: Stand News #Aug20
#NoElection #Postponement #DemocraticParty

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#LegCoElection #ProvisionalLegCo #PublicOpinionPoll
HK's Democratic Party to entrust a third party to conduct a public survey to decide whether to serve the extended LegCo terms arranged by Beijing

Citing the coronavirus pandemic, the HKSAR government postponed the Legislative Council Election, originally supposed to take place in September 2020, for a year last month. Despite the criticism of intervening Hong Kong's affairs, China's Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) has announced the extension of the term of incumbent lawmakers by a year. The pro-democracy front in Hong Kong is currently caught in a dilemma of whether to serve or boycott the coming LegCo term.

On 20 August, 2020, Democratic Party announced to entrust a creditable polling organisation to conduct a public scientific survey and emphasised to respect public opinion as to the basis of their final decision.

Chairman Wu Chi-wai stated that even the Democratic Party tended to stay, they would let the public decide if they stay or boycott.

Seven incumbents lawmakers from Democratic Party include Wu Chi-wai, James To Kun-sum, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong Pik-wan, Roy Kwong Chun-Yu, Ted Hui Chi-Fung, and Andrew Wan Siu-kin.

Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) has conducted a relevant latelt and the results are to be published on 21 August 2020. HKPORI deputy CEO Chung Kim-wah stated that the result might have high deviation since the survey sampling is not universal and therefore it can only be taken as a reference . Thus, another representative public survey will be arranged, and the result should be ready before 30 September, berfore this term of Legislative Council officially ends.

Some incumbent lawmakers in the democratic front released a joint declaration on 17 August concerning their intent o stay on. However, Raymond Chan Chi-Chuen from People Power and Eddie Chi Hoi-dick from Council Front have expressed their stance openly that they would boycott the next council. Cheng Chung-tai from Civic Passion has already declared that he would stay.

[Editor's note:
Civic Party stated in a press conference held on the evening of August 2p that they inclined to stay in the council but will support the Democratic Party's proposal by letting the public decide in an opinion poll.]

Source: Stand News #Aug20
#NoElection #Postponement #DemocraticParty

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Reading the 3-part Series on Democracy Front's Debates on Whether Incumbent Pro-dem Lawmakers shall Serve in Extended Term Under Beijing's LegCo Arrangement:

Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24384

Part 2:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24385

Part 3:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24386

#Breaking #Arrests #PoliceState
HK Police Arrest Two More Pro-democracy Lawmakers

Police have arrested pro-democracy lawmakers Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui, of Democratic Party, at their respective homes on the morning of August 26, 2020.

Both Lam and Hui are accused of conspiracy to damage property outside of the Tuen Mun Police Station on July 6, 2019. In addition, Lam is accused of "rioting" on July 21, 2019.

[Editor's note:
Ted Hui has recently filed two private prosecution cases against a driver who rammed into a crowd participating in a pro-democracy protest and a traffic policeman who shot an unarmed youngster with a live round.

Lam Cheuk-ting has been looking into the white-clad gangsters who assaulted train passengers and civilians during the Yuen Long 7.21 Attack.]

Source: Apple Daily #Aug26
https://www.facebook.com/hk.nextmedia/photos/a.10150161306277448/10159390430857448/

#TedHui #LamCheukTing #DemocraticParty

#ProvisionalCouncil
15 Pro-Dem Legislators' Stay in #LegCo to be Decided by Public Opinion Poll

The pro-democracy legislators' decision of whether or not to stay in the Legislative Council for the next year has been up to debate, after the Carrie Lam adminstration postponed the Legislative Election by a year.

15 pro-democracy legislators had decided to use a public opinion poll to determine their stay in the Legislative Council, with the Democratic Party entrusting the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) to conduct one.

Chairman of Democratic Party Wu Chi-wai stated that they would leave if half of all participating supporters believes that the pro-democracy camp should leave the Legislative Council.

Participating legislators include seven from the Democratic Party, five from the Civic Party, Claudia Mo from HK First, Fernando Cheung from the Labour Party and Shiu Ka-chun from the Social Welfare functional constituency. Leung Yiu-chung from the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre also expressed that he would take the polls to account.

HKPORI Director Prof. Robert Chung believes that the Institute had decreased the gray area in the current threshold, but stated that "politically neutral" participants would also be taken in account, causing the percentage for those in favour or against the stay to be both not more than half.

When asked about the protocol for such an event, Wu stated that they would take different information into account before making a political judgement.

As for why they were only taking supporters of the participating legislators into account, and not towards all pro-democratic supporters, the Democractic Party stated that it had once considered for all supporters of the pro-democratic camp to participate, but Prof. Chung denied the request stating that the legislator's citizen authorisation came from their supporters.

Prof. Chung had been adamant on Friday, stating that were pro-democratic legislators not tied down, they should not have asked for authorisation.

Source: Ming Pao #Sept5

#DemocraticParty #WuChiWai #RobertChung #Methodology #PublicOpinion #Authorization

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Read the 3-part Series on Democracy Front's Dillemma on Whether Incumbent Pro-dem Lawmakers shall Serve in Extended Term Under Beijing's LegCo Arrangement:

Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24384

Part 2:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24385

Part 3:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24386

#Breaking #MassArrest #NationalSecurityLaw
Benny Tai, Robert Chung, and fifty more Democratics arrested this morning for inciting subversion of state power through arranging ‘35+ Primary Election’

The #DemocraticParty suggested a ’35+ #PrimaryElection scheme’, hoping to secure over half of the seats in the #2019LegislativeCouncilElection, yet the election was cancelled later. The #NationalSecurityDepartment of Hong Kong Police Force arrested around #50Democratics.

At around 6 in the morning, the Democratic Party stated on their Facebook that ex #LegCoMember #JamesTo Kun-sun, #AndrewWan and #LamCheukTing were arrested at their homes for #IncitingSubversinoOfStatePower through suggesting the ’35+ Primary Election scheme’. #GaryFan Kwok-wai from the #NeoDemocrats was also arrested, and he stated on his personal Facebook that ’The Charge is joining the Primary Election’.

Social Movement Activist #VentusLau Wing-hong, #JimmySham Tsz-kit , ex-Legislative Council Member #LeungKwokHung, #EddieChu Hoi-dick, #WuChiWai, #RoyKwong Chun-yu, #HelenaWong Pik-wan, #AlvinYeung Ngok-kiu, District Councillor of the Southern District #TiffanyYuen, ex- #theStandNews reporter #GwynethHo Kwai-lam, District Councillor of Central and Western District #FergusLeung, jurisprudent #BennyTai Yiu-ting, and the Chair of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) #RobertChung Ting-yiu were also arrested.

Source: Apple Daily, Stand News; #Jan06

https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20210106/JSJPIIZ6WNGBZHMPVDF76T3ODM/