Questionnaire to Democratic Candidates for the election of the Legislative Assembly of Hong Kong 11:33, July 27
Elections officials have sent a questionnaire asking their political position to several democratic candidates who ran for the legislative elections this September in Hong Kong. Democrats have become more cautious in the past, as candidates for candidacy have been canceled in the past.
In Hong Kong, candidates for candidacy are being accepted from the 18th of this month before the legislative assembly, which is a parliamentary election, is held. I sent a questionnaire to the democratic candidates who take the position of.
In the questionnaire, we asked that most of the democrats explain their claims regarding the goal of rejecting budget proposals that the majority of seats will be obtained in the legislative assembly and the government will submit.
In addition, some candidates are also asking if they will ask foreign countries to impose sanctions on China or insist on Hong Kong's independence.
Regarding such democratic goals and claims, the Hong Kong government has said that there is a possibility of violating the Hong Kong National Security Act enacted at the end of last month, and on the night of 26th, "Candidates are effective based on the submitted materials based on the law. I will judge whether or not."
Among the democratic candidates who received the questionnaire, not only those who are called "conflicts" that clarify the attitude to counter China, but also those who are in a moderate position, according to the Hong Kong media, By the time we reached at least 11 people, most of them already sent their answers.
In Hong Kong, there have been a number of cases in which candidates have not been admitted for political reasons in past elections, and a growing number of democrats have warned that there is a possibility that they will be cancelled. I will.