Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, July 13: The Hong Kong opposition held a so-called "primary election" vote for the Legislative Council election last weekend. People from different sectors in Hong Kong believe that the so-called "primary election" is a political farce. Under the banner of "democracy", the opposition conducted black box elections and attempted to gain more than half of the seats in this year's Legislative Council elections, thereby paralyzing the operation of the SAR government and seizing the SAR's governance. They called on the SAR government to resolutely enforce the law and ensure that "one country, two systems" is stable and far-reaching.
Chen Yong, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, said that the opposition’s so-called "primary election" is neither legal nor reasonable. At the legal level, the current Hong Kong election system does not have a so-called "primary election" for the people, nor is it allowed to engage in a so-called "political referendum." The opposition's so-called "primary election" is not in line with Hong Kong's electoral system, and it is also suspected of violating relevant electoral regulations.
Chen Yong pointed out that at the level of reason, the current situation of Hong Kong’s new coronary pneumonia epidemic is severe. The SAR government has called on the public to maintain social distance, but the opposition only cares about their own personal interests, regardless of public health safety and public health. Gathering the crowd is very irresponsible.
Wu Qiubei, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, believes that the opposition is only using a seemingly "democratic" method to stipulate the results, and there is no credibility at all. In addition, many so-called "primary election" candidates threatened to "scramble". After being elected, they would veto the budget of the SAR government and interfere with the operation of the SAR government. They are suspected of violating Hong Kong's national security laws.
Mai Meijuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that the opposition used so-called "primary elections" to collect voter information and carry out related ticketing work, thereby manipulating the September Legislative Council election. The purpose of these actions by the opposition is to obtain more than half of the seats in the Legislative Council elections, and then control the Legislative Council to paralyze the operation of the SAR government and seize the SAR governance.
Regarding the so-called "primary election" candidates in the election platform, the words "anti-China chaos in Hong Kong" and "speculation", Liang Meifen, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that the members of the Legislative Council are part of the establishment of the SAR and are ready to participate in the election of the Legislative Council People cannot aim to overthrow the establishment, otherwise they will challenge the "one country, two systems" principle and the bottom line, and they are simply not qualified to be members of the Legislative Council.
Zhu Jiajian, a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Macao Basic Law Research Association, pointed out that the opposition’s so-called “primary election” is purely to meet the needs of the script, “screening” the list of candidates, so as to concentrate the votes and increase the opposition’s chances of winning in the Legislative Council elections. This is not only inconsistent with the principles of election fairness and democracy, but the voter data it collects may also be used for the purpose of ticket matching in the future, which may violate privacy and election fraud.
Wang Guoxing, a former legislator of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, believes that the opposition’s so-called “primary election” is clearly a “stealing step”. The Legislative Council elections will accept nominations from July 18, but the opposition has ignored the election rules and launched the so-called "primary election" one week in advance, which is unfair to other candidates and related practices are suspected of violating the election regulations.
Ding Jianghao, director of the Hong Kong Council of Education, believes that the so-called "primary election" of the opposition is a political farce selected by a small circle, and that some Hong Kong citizens are used as "DQ (disqualification)" rubber stamps for unwilling candidates. Ding Jianghao said that some citizens report that the voting process is very trivial, as long as they simply register the information, they can vote, and it is impossible to prevent repeated voting and making of votes. This shows that the "primary election" platform is nothing but a bluff for citizens to "cross the bridge." The real purpose is to "create momentum" for the opposition Legislative Council elections.
Ding Jianghao urged the SAR government to investigate the source of funds behind Dai Yaoting’s “primary election” voting platform, whether foreign funds were involved, and the alleged violation of the “election (corruption and illegal conduct) Ordinance” and Hong Kong regarding the “primary election” host and the candidate The National Security Law strictly followed up.
The Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Council of Education, Mu Jiajun, said that from proposing an "unlawful righteousness" to initiating an illegal "occupation of the middle", to the "primary election" of the opposition Legislative Council, Dai Yaoting has always been a behind-the-scenes man in Hong Kong. One. Dai Yaoting participated in the planning and implementation of many anti-China chaotic Hong Kong activities, which required huge capital and material support. It is doubtful that Dai Yaoting may be supported by external forces behind him to act as his agent in Hong Kong.
Tu Haiming, chairman of the Hong Kong New Age Development Think Tank, said that Dai Yaoting, one of the promoters of the illegal “Occupy Central” sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment, attempted to instigate some supporters and young people against Hong Kong’s national security by engaging in the so-called “primary election”. Law against the principle bottom line of "one country, two systems". He called on the SAR government to act strictly in accordance with the law, to put an end to this political evil of committing crimes, and to completely expose the attempt to use the so-called "primary election" as a package to lead Hong Kong to the abyss.