China News Service, Hong Kong, August 14th. Title: Interview with Li Huiqiong: The most important thing for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in the coming year is to do practical things
China News Agency reporter Zeng Ping
"Our establishment forces will definitely guard the Legislative Council. I think the most important thing this year is to do some practical things to solve the dire difficulties faced by the public." Hong Kong's largest political group-the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Advancement of Hong Kong This is what Li Huiqiong, chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Legislative Council, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the 14th.
"Our establishment forces will definitely guard the Legislative Council. I think the most important thing this year is to do some practical things to solve the dire difficulties faced by the public." Hong Kong's largest political group-the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Advancement of Hong Kong This is what Li Huiqiong, chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Legislative Council, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency on August 14. Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
The 21st meeting of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee unanimously passed the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Continued Performance of the Functions of the Sixth Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" ("Decision") on August 11. According to the "Decision", after September 30, 2020, the sixth legislative council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will continue to perform its duties for no less than one year until the beginning of the term of the seventh legislative council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Li Huiqiong expressed respect and understanding for the "Decision" made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. She believes that this solemn decision is constitutional, legal, sensible, and reasonable. It is also a "relatively lenient" treatment, reflecting the National People's Congress's desire to reduce political disputes and allow Hong Kong to focus on epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic work as soon as possible.
"The content of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, I believe, is widely supported by the community." Li Huiqiong said that the "Decision" resolved the legal basis of the one-year "vacuum period" of the Legislative Council for Hong Kong, allowing parliamentarians to continue to perform their functions. Governance puts forward suggestions to do a good job of "bridge work" between administrative agencies and citizens.
Affected by the deliberate delay of opposition legislators, the election of the chairman of the House Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Legislative Council from 2019 to 2020 is struggling. After being blocked for more than half a year, Li Huiqiong was finally elected as the chairman of the internal committee of the Legislative Council. Li Huiqiong believes that whether the face of the Legislative Council can be changed in the coming year depends on the society's expectations of the Legislative Council and the interaction between members. She described that Hong Kong had a "serious illness" and it was time to recover. If the Legislative Council continues to internalize, it will push Hong Kong into a more difficult situation, especially at a time when the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still not really under control.
Li Huiqiong believes that members of the opposition Legislative Council will stay in the Legislative Council for different reasons in the coming year, and there will still be some extreme radicals who will continue to turn the Legislative Council into a platform for resistance, while the establishment Legislative Council members will study corresponding strategies. . "We believe that the election of the chairman can never repeat the same mistakes." She said that she is confident that the opposition will not use the same "rabbit" method to delay the election of the chairman.
"As an organizational force, we will definitely try our best to withstand these'hype speculation' forces that undermine Hong Kong and the Legislative Council." Li Huiqiong understands that under the epidemic, the unemployment rate in Hong Kong is high, and many companies are in the midst of life and death. . At present, Hong Kong's top priority is to prevent and fight the epidemic, then restart the economy, and then a series of in-depth reforms need to be carried out. In the coming year, the most important thing for the Legislative Council is to do these practical things well. (Finish)