(Observer Network News) Under Hong Kong’s new electoral system, the electoral group composition of the “Mainland Hong Kong People’s Group Representatives” subsector added by the Election Committee in the fourth sector has attracted attention from all walks of life.
According to a Hong Kong “Ming Pao” report on April 14, the new “Mainland Hong Kong People’s Groups” sub-sector of the fourth sector has been allocated 27 electoral committee seats, each nominated by 27 Hong Kong SAR government-designated groups. According to the list announced by the Hong Kong government, 11 organizations or nearly 40% of the seats are nominated by the Hong Kong (region) Chamber of Commerce and its branches, and 6 seats are nominated by the Mainland Service Center of the Federation of Trade Unions. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that all newly designated organizations must comply with three principles, including having close ties with the sector, being representative and embodying patriots ruling Hong Kong.
The screenshot of the seat distribution of the Hong Kong Election Commission subsectors is from the official website of the Hong Kong Government
Screenshot of the Hong Kong Election Commission’s Improvement of Hong Kong Electoral System (Consolidated Amendment) Bill
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said at a press conference introducing the bill that in order to achieve more broad representation and balanced participation in the subsectors of the Election Committee, he hoped that more people would represent the interests of society as a whole. Subsector.
The purpose of improving the electoral system this time is to establish a system for Hong Kong that is in line with the actual situation in Hong Kong and also in line with “one country, two systems”, which can enable Hong Kong to develop more steadily. These principles, in simple terms, have the following three items: close ties, the defined group must have close ties with the subsector, so in order to become a grassroots organization, it must have close ties with grassroots work; the second is to Representativeness depends on how many members there are and how many groups are formed under the federation; the third is whether it reflects the principle of “patriots ruling Hong Kong”.
Carrie Lam’s photo from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government News Network
According to the website of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong (Region) Chamber of Commerce in China (hereinafter referred to as the “Chamber of Commerce”) was approved by the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (Ministry of Commerce), registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and was formally established in Beijing in 1993 according to its articles of association. The fifth foreign (regional) chamber of commerce established in China after the United States, France, Italy and Japan.
The Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit and non-political social organization that integrates business and social interaction. Since its establishment, the Chamber of Commerce has been serving Hong Kong people and enterprises, promoting economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Through executive committees, local groups, functional groups and interest groups, it has strengthened the relationship with relevant institutions and enterprises in the Mainland. It also organizes business exchange platforms, organizes cultural and recreational activities, and communicates with chambers of commerce in other countries and regions in China in business, economics and culture.
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce activity information map from Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce website
According to the Chamber of Commerce’s website, the honorary chairman is the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, former Hong Kong chief executive Liang Zhenying and chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. The current president is Xiao Huijun, a senior consultant of Beijing Ruisinoah Culture Communication Co., Ltd., who has issued a statement “fully support the patriots in ruling Hong Kong”.
According to Ming Pao, the Chamber of Commerce and the 10 branches of its provinces and cities can each nominate an election committee member, and at least the presidents of the Guangxi, Sichuan and Liaoning branches have public positions in the Mainland.
Among the mainland Hong Kong groups named in the Bill, all advisory service centers or service agencies established in the mainland, including the Federation of Trade Unions, are located in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Huizhou and Xiamen.
According to China News Agency, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Zeng Guowei, stated on April 2 that Hong Kong people in the Mainland understand that although they are developing in the Mainland, they still care about Hong Kong and hope to contribute to the country and Hong Kong. In this arrangement to improve the electoral system, a subsector of “Representatives of Mainland Hong Kong People’s Groups” has been added to the Election Committee. I hope they can continue to support the improvement of the electoral system and contribute to the development of the country and Hong Kong in the future.
Zeng Guowei also said that the implementation of a sound electoral system will plug loopholes and defects in the electoral system, and build a democratic system with Hong Kong characteristics that meets the actual conditions of Hong Kong and meets the practical requirements of “one country, two systems”, so as to ensure that “patriots govern Hong Kong.” “To be fully implemented, the efficiency of the SAR government’s governance is improved, good governance is achieved, the economy is developed, the people’s livelihood is improved, and some deep-seated problems are solved, so that the “one country, two systems” can be stabilized and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong can be maintained.
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