Social governance

The election committee nomination period for voting on the chief executive and 40 members of the Legislative Council has ended, and there is still the final hurdle of the qualifications review to prevent "pseudo-patriots" from intruding. This is the first election after the "improving of the electoral system". All walks of life are preparing for it. I believe there is no doubt about the patriotism of the candidates. The only surprise is that many people from the professional sector waited until the last day to submit their applications. For the sectors that were thought to have been successfully coordinated, the final number of candidates was exactly one or two more than the number of seats. About one-third of the total sectors need to be determined in the September election. Win or lose.

The patriotic combination of fists for elections at all levels was rapid and rapid, and the first punch they threw at the district council was unexpected. The government took the lead in proposing an amendment to require district councilors to swear an oath of allegiance. Since then, rumors about the DQ red line have spread, initially targeting only the signatories of "No Regrets", but later including candidates participating in the democratic primaries, and then the district councilors who lent their offices as primary voting stations, and finally caused disaster. and the protestors displaying the slogan "Light Time". A sporadic number of MPs fled and were dismissed. It was not until rumors that those who broke the oath would be required to pay back their salaries that mass resignations were triggered. At this moment, the government has not yet shown its sword. After all, if you resign before taking the oath of oath, will you be able to pocket your salary safely during your term? Chief Executive's answer: There is no humane treatment, only legal treatment.

The political situation has changed rapidly, and the legislation of national security law and the reform of the electoral system have been implemented. Some people regard it as the Dinghai magic needle, believing that the future will suddenly become brighter and they can finally show their talents. Some people feel that they are on pins and needles, fearing that in the future they will be unable to do anything, and participating in politics will only lead to nothing. Hong Kong lacks political talents. People's attention to politics has become more and more popular in recent years. When good times come, people are naturally excited to try.

The epidemic has upended the order of our lives and made us reflect on everything around us. The Hong Kong Arts Festival staged the drama "The Plague", adapted from the novel by Camus, the Nobel Prize winner for Literature, and it is a work that responds to the occasion. The original work depicts the life of the plague, including residents who sing and sing every night, fanatics who take advantage of the fire, priests who regard disasters as divine punishment, and heroes who organize folk medical teams. Death has become a daily routine, and lockdown means loneliness, exile and helplessness. By the time the epidemic port reopens, the surviving protagonist has lost his wife and friends. He has also experienced the reality and cruelty of human nature, and realizes that the plague in the human heart is more difficult to eradicate than the virus. Only courage can overcome despair. The port city described by Camus is somewhat similar to Hong Kong. After the epidemic subsides, will we feel the same loss?

Preventing the peaceful transfer of power would be an out-and-out coup, and Trump's impeachment trial is about to begin on the charge of incitement of insurrection. His attempts to overturn the election results were in vain, and demonstrations by his supporters turned into riots, occupying the U.S. Congress early last month and leaving five people dead. His staff have cut ties with violence, and social media has actively blocked his account. This is the first time in two hundred years that the U.S. Congress has failed since the Second War of Independence, marking the degradation of the democratic system. Freedom and democracy are the core values held by the United States. Just four years of the presidential term is enough to wipe out all of them, calling people to reflect on how a great country has fallen into today's situation. 

The HSBC Bronze Lion reappeared, and Chinese merchants removed the hoardings, looking through the business community to judge that the social movement has cooled down. Recovery from the epidemic is the top agenda. Citizens are tired of fighting the epidemic and hope to shorten social distance. The industry is also striving to relax various restrictions, envisioning travel bubbles and health codes, and hoping to resume economic activities as soon as possible. The forty years of the Shenzhen Special Administrative Region have focused the attention of all walks of life on the evolution of the competition between the two cities. The 14th Five-Year Plan also reminds Hong Kong to pay attention to its socio-economic status in the overall national development situation. Although pro-democracy members who do not support the Basic Law and are not loyal to the SAR have been expelled from the Legislative Council by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which has shaken the political arena, the public has once again paid attention to economic and people's livelihood issues. It is believed that the answer to the Hong Kong issue in the "Policy Address" will continue to be based on restoring the economy and Alleviating people's difficulties is the main focus.

The dust has settled on the departure of the pro-democracy faction in the Legislative Council. The voices of support and opposition within the faction are evenly matched. Neither the extension of term nor the total resignation has reached the pre-set threshold. In the end, the political party leader made a "political decision" to stay in office for one year. Making political decisions requires bearing political consequences. Whether it is extension of office or resignation, it is also a decision that disappoints half of the supporters. The consequences that the democrats have to face are comparable to the political reform negotiations in 2012. The Democratic Party entered the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and brewed... It became a pan-democratic breakup. Although there was no political reform of that year, the district council would not have abolished the appointment system, nor would there have been any changes in the election last November. The election committee would not have added district councilors as members, and it would have been impossible for the chief executive election to change from blue to yellow. "Democracy 600+" slogan. However, subsequent political reality has made us understand that even if there are various reasons, voters may not appreciate them.

After the "Hong Kong National Security Law" battle, the pro-democracy camp gained momentum with the primary election of the Legislative Council. The higher-than-expected turnout was a major focus, while the victory of the protest faction was another theme. Now that the vote counting results have settled, it is worth reviewing the past voting campaigns. The pro-democracy camp has conducted primary elections for the Legislative Council by-elections twice. The 2007 Hong Kong Island primary election was the first attempt, and only more than 300 pan-democrats and members of parliament were allowed to vote. The 2018 primary elections in Kowloon West and New East were held by voters in the district. It was expected that 8,000 people would participate, and eventually 26,000 people participated, which was close to the 10% vote share of the democratic parties in the official election.

With the slogan 35+, the democrats are targeting more than half of the seats in the Legislative Council. The primary election will be held this weekend. Just after the primary election forum, the leader, Benny Benny, pointed out that there is a voting threshold in New Territories West, which is 10% of the pan-democratic votes, and also suggested that other constituencies set the same threshold. He must be honest because he is not very confident about meeting the standards, because based on this standard, only half of the constituencies passed the primary election in 2018, and the threshold is not low. Electoral coordination is the last platform for the democrats. If the results of the primary elections fail to satisfy the interests of the factions, the short-term strategic cooperative relationship between the pan-democrats and the local factions will break down at any time.