This is the 811th issue of Hong Kong One Day
Nominations for the Legislative Council election began today
The nomination period for the Legislative Council election began today (30Th) for a period of two weeks. The elections will be held on 19 December, with a total of 90 members elected by local constituencies, functional constituencies and electoral commission constituencies. Twenty members are elected by local constituencies, thirty members from functional constituencies and 40 members from ecclesiastical sectors.
Nie Tak-kuen, secretary of the Civil Service Bureau of the SAR Government, sent a letter to all civil servants yesterday, pointing out that this Legislative Council election is the second election after the improvement of the election system, and the civil servants, as the backbone of the government, shoulder the responsibility of implementing "one country, two systems." Therefore, it is indispensable for them to take up the election work and make the Legislative Council election smooth. As the number of registered voters exceeded 4.4 million, involving the establishment of more than 620 polling stations, together with the distribution of ballots, the maintenance of order at the polling stations and the counting of votes, the Electoral Affairs Office estimated that more than 36,000 electoral staff would be required on polling day.
Today (30th), some people have announced their candidacy, including Li Huiqiong, chairman of the DAB, Wu Qiubei, president of the Federation of Trade Unions, Lu Weiguo, chairman of the Federation of Economic and Democratic Associations, and Sheng Zhiwen, chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group.
DAB Chairman Lee Wai-chung registered for the Kowloon Central Regional Direct Election. Source: Dagong Wenhui
The DAB earlier announced that 18 people would be sent to the Legislative Council election for the regional direct election, functional groups and EC sectors, with the theme of "Innovation for the Future". On the morning of the 30th, Li Huiqiong, chairman of the DAB, went to the Kowloon City Home Affairs Office to register for the Kowloon Central Election. She said that if some people say that this election is "pure", then everyone is a patriot. But among patriots, everyone has very different views on how to promote Hong Kong's development and resolve deep-seated contradictions in society. Therefore, to promote economic development and solve people's livelihood, everyone has cooperation and competition. I and my team will go all out to carry out the election project and win the support of the public.
Wu Qiubei registered for the Hong Kong Island East Region Direct Election. Source: Dagong Wenhui
Wu Qiubei, president of the Federation of Trade Unions, applied for the direct election of the Legislative Council in the east of Hong Kong Island. Wu Qiubei said that after more than 20 years of political internal friction, black riots and epidemics, Hong Kong is now ushering in a new era. The Federation of Trade Unions put forward "Strive for Justice, Common Prosperity, Innovation Bureau, And Move Forward Together" as its campaign slogan, hoping to solve deep-seated problems such as housing, employment, medical care, and the disparity between the rich and the poor, and integrate into the overall situation of national development through the implementation of Hong Kong's various policies.
Sheng Zhiwen signed up for the election committee constituency seat. Source: Hong Kong Wen Wei Po
Sheng Zhiwen, chairman of Lan Kwai Fong, who is also the election committee of the catering industry, went to the government headquarters on the morning of the 30th to register for the election committee's sectoral seat. Sheng Zhiwen said that the work of the Legislative Council has been stagnant for many years due to "Raab", and now after electoral reform, the parliament is dominated by patriots, and can effectively pass the law, believing that it is the right time to run for election, he revealed that 15 nominations have been obtained. He said that this election is for the good of Hong Kong, and hopes to solve the housing problems such as subdivided houses as soon as possible and bring changes to the development of Hong Kong.
Xu Zhifeng's Vain Attempt to Disrupt the Election The Independent Commission Against Corruption reminds that it is illegal to incite invalid votes
To discourage the promotion of non-voting and white votes, the HKSAR Government has amended the Elections (Fraud and Unlawful Conduct) Ordinance to include the inclusion of deliberate obstruction or obstruction of another person from voting in an election as an act of fraud, and the exclusion of incitement to another person not to vote or cast invalid votes through public activities during the election period.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) issued a statement again today (30Th), saying that it noticed that some people called on members of the public to vote in white on the Internet, reminding anyone to use public activities to incite another person not to vote or cast invalid votes during the election period, that is, committing a violation of the Elections (Fraud and Illegal Acts) Ordinance, which can be sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 yuan, "whether the act is committed in Hong Kong or elsewhere", and will ask the relevant social media platforms to remove the content, calling on the public not to reprint the relevant illegal content, and jointly safeguard the integrity and fairness of the election.
Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong, Image Source: Hong Kong 01
According to Hong Kong media reports, the incident involved former Legislative Council member Hui Chi-fung proposing the so-called "Water Plan" on his Facebook page, calling on Hong Kong people to "mobilize white votes", and the planned goals include making the 2021 Legislative Council election the highest number of white votes (including all invalid votes and invalid votes) in Hong Kong's history.
Hong Kong rioter Hui Zhifeng (data map)
Hui Chi Fung, a Hong Kong rioter who has absconded overseas, is charged with nine counts in Hong Kong, including allegedly making a big fuss at the venue of the Internal Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in May and June 2020, and allegedly splashing stinky water during the second and third readings of the National Anthem Bill, and has been charged with contravention of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance and the Offences against the Person Ordinance.
On December 1, 2020, Xu Zhifeng absconded abroad under the pretext of attending a climate change conference in Denmark, and his wife, children, and parents also left Hong Kong. In response to Xu Zhifeng's abandonment of bail and absconding, the Hong Kong police have said that they strongly condemn any suspect's attempt to evade legal responsibility, and will track down the whereabouts of the fugitive suspect in different ways according to the actual situation of the case and arrest him. It is ridiculous to flout the law and still run away after breaking the law, to have the face to call for so-called democracy and justice overseas, and now to jump out and try to disrupt the order of Hong Kong's elections.
A number of Hong Kong media have paid attention to Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong-related comments today
A number of Hong Kong media today (30th) invariably paid attention to the commentary released by Xinhua News Agency on the same day, "The Central Authorities Have Always Been the Strong Backing for Hong Kong to Solve Difficult Problems in Economy and People's Livelihood", which mentioned that the rejuvenation process of the Chinese nation today is unstoppable, and it has sufficient ability and strength to provide strong support and broad stage for Hong Kong to increase its advantages, solve difficult problems, and seek development. The central government attaches great importance to the construction of Hong Kong's economy and people's livelihood, implements the "14th Five-Year Plan", deepens the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and frequently formulates policies to benefit the people and young people, and the ultimate goal of these all-round support is to enable the majority of Hong Kong citizens to enjoy the development dividends and live a better life.
Whether Hong Kong is developing well or not depends on whether the citizens' lives are good or not. In the final analysis, in order to ensure Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, and to achieve good governance and good governance, we can expand the fundamental well-being of Hong Kong citizens.
The article also points out that all rulers and all sectors of society in Hong Kong must adhere to the purpose of seeking happiness for the citizens, fully focus on the "golden key" of development, closely integrate the solution of deep-seated contradictions with major national strategic opportunities, show a new atmosphere of governance that faces difficulties and is determined to seek changes, gradually solve various specific problems, win the trust of the people and benefit the people with the achievements of governance, and walk with the citizens with one heart and one mind to build and share a new future.
On the same day, Hong Kong Wen Wei Po published an editorial, saying that the DAB and the Federation of Trade Unions announced yesterday that they had sent teams of 18 and 9 people to run for the new Legislative Council, of which more than half of the DAB was a new face, and then there were construction forces with different political spectrums running for election, which was enough to reflect the fierce competition in the election; the candidate platform announced by the candidates yesterday focused on solving the people's livelihood issues of public concern such as housing, education, medical care, poverty alleviation and pensions, showing that the election of the new Legislative Council focused on resolving deep-seated contradictions, reflecting the need for democracy to develop people's livelihood. The original intention of solving practical problems.
Carrie Lam: The northern metropolitan area is built for the younger generation
Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , delivered a speech today (30 July) at the Awards Ceremony for the Top Ten Outstanding Students in the New Territories District, saying that the Government attaches importance to youth development, and the challenges faced by Hong Kong in the past two years have prompted the Government to reflect on the positioning and focus of youth work, on the one hand, to listen more to the voices of young people and solve their difficulties of upward mobility, on the other hand, to focus on cultivating positive values of young people, so that they can become a new generation with responsibilities and ideals and willing to fight for the future of the country and Hong Kong.
Image source: Screenshot of the video on the website of Radio Television Hong Kong
Carrie Lam said that the government's development strategy of the "Northern Metropolitan Area" proposed in the new "Policy Address" is to build for the younger generation, and with the support of the state for Hong Kong, Hong Kong will usher in a new situation and provide a broad stage for young people who are interested in pursuing their dreams.
Police conducted a joint cross-agency counter-terrorism exercise to simulate suspicious objects in public places
The HKSAR Government has vigorously cracked down on the rise of terrorism in recent years, and various government departments have also conducted various pre-planning trainings according to their grades. In the afternoon of yesterday (29Th), the Police Department and the Correctional Services Department jointly held an anti-terrorism exercise code-named "SOUNDWIN", with about 200 personnel from the West Kowloon Region, Sham Shui Po Police District, the Auxiliary Police Force and the Correctional Services Department to strengthen cross-departmental counter-terrorism capabilities, test the judgment of frontline personnel in the face of unexpected accidents, and strengthen inter-departmental coordination and response.
Counter-terrorism exercises were conducted in response to past cases in line with the regional environment, including the distribution of violent leaflets on the streets, the detection of suspicious objects in correctional facilities and public places, and the activation of crisis procedures between departments according to the situation. Sham Shui Po District Auxiliary Police, Force Seniors Programme members and Junior Police Call members also actively participated in the planning and role-play of the exercise to understand the challenges and crisis management of policing.
The police conducted cross-departmental crisis management and counter-terrorism exercises code-named "Shengwei".
It is worth noting that after the storm over the amendment of the law, there are signs of rejuvenation among prisoners in Hong Kong, and strengthening young people's awareness of abiding by the law has attracted much attention. In 2018, the Correctional Services Department launched the Rehabilitation Programme, hoping that young people have established three correct values during their school years: "Abide by the law, stay away from drugs, and support rehabilitation", and 174 trainees have participated so far. The program is different from similar activities of other disciplined forces, in that participants can personally talk to prisoners and drug treatment practitioners, feel the interrogation and inmate experience, etc., in order to strengthen the national identity of trainees, trainees have to learn Chinese walking exercises and flag raising since August this year, and the Correctional Services Department has also arranged a number of domestic exchange groups to let trainees better understand the country.