#EU #LegCo #HKElection #Postponement

EU pays close attention to the postponement of Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong

EU continues to support Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, in accordance with the “one country, two systems” principle. However, the EU has agreed on options for drawing the consequences of the new situation in Hong Kong as set out in the Council conclusions of 24 July.

The proposed postponement by one year of the elections to the Legislative Council through recourse to emergency powers and the recent disqualification of pro-democracy candidates, including sitting lawmakers call into question the exercise of the democratic rights and freedoms guaranteed under Hong Kong’s Basic Law.


Source:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/china/news/article/hong-kong-q-a-from-the-press-briefing-03-aug-20

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/08/03/declaration-of-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-postponement-of-the-legislative-council-elections-in-hong-kong/

Hong Kong: China limits parliament to 'patriots'

China has passed sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules which will tighten its control over the city. The number of directly elected seats in parliament has been cut almost by half, and prospective MPs will first be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee to ensure their loyalty to the mainland.

All prospective LegCo candidates will now have to go through two rounds of vetting before they can run, by the powerful pro-Beijing Election Committee as well as by a new screening committee. Carrie Lam said that will include background checks by the police and national security department.

Source: BBC #Apr01

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56560829

#HongKong #HKElection #HKLegCo

#FailedState
Provincial-Level Chinese Communist Members Among "Grassroots" Sector Candidates in Upcoming Hong Kong Election

Hong Kong is set to host an electoral committee election in September 2021, the first after China revamped the city's election rules earlier this year. A number of candidates, however, are current national committee members in mainland China.

Out of the 59 candidates of the "Grassroots Associations" sector, at least 10 are members of Provincial Political Consultative Conference, part of the Chinese Communist Party's "United Front" system. The memberships are spread across six Chinese provinces as well as two direct-administered municipalities.

Though the seats nominally represent "grassroots" people, public records show that many candidates are management-level officers in publicly-listed companies.

LegCo member Leung Che-cheung, who is also president of the pro-establishment New Territories Association of Societies, has this to say of the sector's candidates: "They represent the voice of the grassroots. They don't need to be a grassroots person themselves."

#HKElection #CCP #Astroturfing

Source: Stand News #Aug26
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%88%86%E9%81%B8%E5%A7%94%E9%81%BC%E5%AF%A7%E8%B2%B4%E5%B7%9E%E7%AD%89%E5%85%AB%E7%9C%81%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%94%E5%AF%8C%E8%B1%AA%E5%87%BA%E9%81%B8%E5%9F%BA%E5%B1%A4%E7%A4%BE%E5%9C%98%E7%95%8C%E5%88%A5-%E6%A2%81%E5%BF%97%E7%A5%A5%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E5%9F%BA%E5%B1%A4%E5%94%94%E7%AD%89%E6%96%BC%E4%BF%82%E5%9F%BA%E5%B1%A4

#HKElection #PoliceState
More Police Officers than Voters for Sunday's CE Election Committee Vote

An election for the election committee for the coming Chief Executive election will be held this Sunday, September 19. Police said that more than 5,000 officers will be deployed to patrol the voting stations and "high-risk locations".

According to government records, eligible voters for this election number less than 8,000. As many sectors had only one candidate for each seat and are thus automatically decided, only 13 sectors with 364 seats need to go through the election process, resulting in a maximum of 4,889 voters voting tomorrow.

#ChineseDemocracy #FailedState

Source: Stand News; #Sept18
https://m.facebook.com/standnewshk/photos/a.720050934747196/4550788935006691/

#HKElection #ChineseDemocracy
CE Election Committee Candidate Sets Up Promotion Booth, But Tells Citizens "Most People Don't Need to Participate"


Source: Stand News; #Sept12

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CE Election Committee Candidate Sets Up Promotion Booth, But Tells Citizens "Most People Don't Need to Participate"

An election for the election committee for the upcoming Chief Executive election will be held Sunday, September 19. This will be the first election after China revamped the city's election rules earlier this year.

Many seats are set to go uncontested, as their sectors only had a single candidate nominated per seat; nevertheless, it does not stop the candidates from setting up promotional street booths. Convenor of the Executive Council Bernard Chan, who is to be automatically elected onto the committee in the Social Welfare sector, handed out pamphlets at his street booth outside the Shek Tong Tsui Market.

Many seniors seemed puzzled by the new election rules. An elderly lady received a pamphlet from Chan and asked, "Why is there no [candidate] name?"

In response, Chan explained: "Most people - unless they're voters in the sector - don't need to participate next week."

#HKElection #ChineseDemocracy #NewElectionRule

Source: Stand News; #Sept12
https://thestandnews.page.link/MHXJmJ4VYchA61xi7