The Hong Kong Election Officer recently wrote to more than a dozen opposition candidates, asking questions about whether they sincerely support the Basic Law and pledge their allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In response to this, Leung Chun-ying, the form

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[Global Network Report] The Hong Kong Election Officer recently wrote to more than a dozen opposition candidates, asking questions about whether they sincerely support the Basic Law and pledge their allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They responded yesterday (26th) by claiming that they would continue to support the Basic Law. Candidates who had expressed support for "Hong Kong independence" also changed their words and said that China has sovereignty over the Hong Kong SAR and that the Hong Kong SAR is an inalienable part of China. In response to this, Leung Chun-ying, the former chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, posted a sarcastic post on Facebook yesterday evening. These people’s lengthy defense is just to get in (referring to passing the nomination for election). Members of the Legislative Council can earn 5 million (HKD, below) for a four-year term. Same as), if being a member of the Legislative Council is compulsory, how many "protesters" will be left who want to be members?

According to comprehensive Hong Kong media reports, facing the possibility of being disqualified from running for the election, these opponents changed their past words and deeds in response. For example, the four candidates of the Civic Party also denied that they would continue to ask the United States to implement "sanctions" against the Hong Kong SAR. After receiving a letter from the Returning Officer, Yuen Jiawei, the former vice chairman of "Hong Kong People's Liberation Army", responded that he had deleted the chaotic port number with the meaning of "Hong Kong independence" from his social account. When faced with "Do you agree that China has sovereignty over the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?" and "Do you agree that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is an inseparable part of China?" Zheng Jinman, who has publicly stated that he "supports Hong Kong independence," also responded by saying "agree."

Leung Chun-ying said sarcastically After reading the responses from the pan-democrats to the Returning Officer’s inquiry, I have only one feeling: the belief of a politician is life. These people can’t talk about people and talk about nonsense. He just wants to gain entry and ignores the feelings of his supporters. He bluntly said that the Legislative Council seat is important because he can earn 5 million in a four-year term. According to reports, Hong Kong’s opposition member of the Legislative Council, Kwong Jun-yu, became a multi-million dollar luxury home owner in April this year). Isn’t it because of the Legislative Council seat? Leung Chun-ying asked: If being a member of the Legislative Council is compulsory, how many “protesters” will be left who want to be members?

Leung Chun-ying's Facebook screenshot

In addition, according to Hong Kong media reports, Kowloon East election director Cai Manjun also sent a letter to "Hong Kong independence" activist Joshua Wong on the 26th, asking him to explain whether he intends to continue to promote the so-called "democratic self-determination" of "Hong Kong Democracy". "Hong Kong Independence" proposition, and whether it will ask foreign countries to "sanction" Hong Kong, etc., and asked Joshua Wong to reply before 11 a.m. on the 27th.

Leung Chun-ying today (27th) He also posted on Facebook that many candidates for the Legislative Council were being investigated. Joshua Wong parroted the comments and called them "political censorship." He asked what was wrong with "political censorship" of candidates for the Legislative Council on certain issues. ? Can people who promote foreign "sanctions" on Hong Kong and support secession become members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China? Leung Chun-ying said, "Without this kind of 'political censorship,' Hong Kong will become a big national and international joke." . We need to be confident. "

Leung Chun-ying's Facebook screenshot

A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau stated on the 26th that candidates for the Legislative Council election must follow the statutory nomination procedures and sign a statement in the nomination form stating that they will support the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, otherwise the candidate shall not be validly nominated as a candidate. "Whether a candidate's nomination is valid shall be decided by the Returning Officer in accordance with the requirements of the law and relevant procedures. By signing the nomination form, a candidate expressly consents to the Returning Officer checking his qualifications to be nominated as a candidate and to be elected as a member of Parliament with the relevant organizations.

In response to the responses of the opposition candidates, Li Xiaobing, associate professor at Nankai University School of Law and executive director of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Law Research Center, previously said in an interview with a reporter from Global Network that their past words and deeds are conclusive and cannot be erased. Today's answers seem to pass the test in terms of form, but it would be a bit hasty if they just look at their one-time statement and it would pass. He believes that the returning officer should make a comprehensive evaluation of these statements. It cannot be said that their past statements have no reference significance, but should be judged entirely based on their current statements. It should be based on a comprehensive analysis of the candidates' past words and deeds. The Returning Officer level is very important.

Li Xiaobing believes that it is a basic political norm for the Returning Officer to write letters to candidates and request responses to specific issues. It is also a way for the Hong Kong SAR to continuously improve the political quality, to order the political process of the Hong Kong SAR and to reshape the political ecology of the Hong Kong SAR. a manifestation of. Hong Kong is facing problems today. Only by screening and filtering candidates to establish political ethics and reshape political rules and order can Hong Kong's political ecology be optimized.

According to previous media reports, Ma Enguo, chairman of the Hong Kong Legal Exchange Foundation and barrister, believes that none of those involved sincerely supports the Basic Law and pledges allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Liu Zhaojia, vice president of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macao Studies, said that the Hong Kong National Security Law has been implemented, and the qualification review of candidates in the previous district council elections was relatively loose, but the result of this pan-democratic "primary election" is that radicals are in power; China will not allow it Hostile forces at home and abroad are using the Legislative Council to paralyze the Hong Kong government and seize governance power. Therefore, the central government and the Hong Kong government have taken a very tough stance this time. Liu Zhaojia bluntly said that the scale of DQ this time will be much larger than in the past.