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In November, a "recommendation list" was reported to direct the electoral college who to elect in the election. Former president of the [[Law Society of Hong Kong]] [[Ambrose Lam San-keung]], [[2014 Hong Kong protests|anti-Occupy lawyer]] Maggie Chan Man-ki and lawyer Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung who were included on the list were all from legal sector. Former chairman of the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) [[Tam Yiu-chung]] who was expected to succeed Rita Fan to be the NPCSC member and former [[Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs]] [[Raymond Tam Chi-yuen]] were also included on the list. However the names of other second generation politicians and businessmen did not appear on the list.<ref name="recommend"/>
In November, a "recommendation list" was reported to direct the electoral college who to elect in the election. Former president of the [[Law Society of Hong Kong]] [[Ambrose Lam San-keung]], [[2014 Hong Kong protests|anti-Occupy lawyer]] Maggie Chan Man-ki and lawyer Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung who were included on the list were all from legal sector. Former chairman of the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) [[Tam Yiu-chung]] who was expected to succeed Rita Fan to be the NPCSC member and former [[Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs]] [[Raymond Tam Chi-yuen]] were also included on the list. However the names of other second generation politicians and businessmen did not appear on the list.<ref name="recommend"/>


[[Civic Party]] legislator [[Kwok Ka-ki]] also signed up for the election, but refused to sign the new declaration form under which candidates must uphold the [[Constitution of the People's Republic of China]] and the [[Basic Law of Hong Kong]] as he called the new requirement as unacceptable that would restrict people from participating in the election. Seven pro-Occupy activists of the [[Gau Wu]] group and Roger Wong Hoi-fung of the Election Committee Higher Education Subsector were the other pro-democracy figures signed up for the election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legal specialists among almost 60 to join battle for National People’s Congress seats|date=4 December 2017|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122852/legal-specialists-among-almost-60-join-battle-national}}</ref>
A total number of the 49 candidacies were validated. Seven pro-Occupy activists of the [[Gau Wu]] group, pro-independence activist Ke-cheong and [[Civic Party]] legislator [[Kwok Ka-ki]] were banned from the election by the presidium of the electoral college for their public remarks and acts contravening the new declaration form under which candidates must uphold the [[Constitution of the People's Republic of China]] and the [[Basic Law of Hong Kong]]. Kwok refused to sign as he called the new requirement as unacceptable that would restrict people from participating in the election. Roger Wong Hoi-fung of the Election Committee Higher Education Subsector and Henry Lam were the few pro-democracy figures who could entered the election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legal specialists among almost 60 to join battle for National People’s Congress seats|date=4 December 2017|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122852/legal-specialists-among-almost-60-join-battle-national}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nine Hong Kong democracy activists banned from contesting seats in China’s legislature|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2124153/nine-hong-kong-democracy-activists-banned-contesting-seats|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=13 December 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:14, 13 December 2017

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will be held on 19 December 2017.[1][2] 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,989 members.[3]

Electoral method

Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates:

Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law. In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.

A 1,989-strong electoral college composed of the following:

The number of the membership of the electoral college increased 369, from 1,620 to 1,989. All members were eligible to nominate, stand and vote in the election.[3] To see the full list of the membership of the electoral college click here (only Chinese version available).

Candidates

Six incumbents were expected not to run for re-election, including the member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, convenor of the Hong Kong NPC delegations Maria Tam Wai-chu, Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), Miriam Lau Kin-yee of the Liberal Party, scholar Priscilla Lau Puk-king and businessman Peter Wong Man-kong.[4] Two members of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's Executive Council Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun and Laura Cha Shih May-lung also decided to step down.[2]

Many second generation politicians and businessmen announced their candidacies, including Rita Fan's son Andrew Fan Chun-wah, Sophie Leung's daughter Nisa Leung Wing-yu, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member Timothy Fok Tsun-ting's son Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, former president of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce Cheung Sing-hung's son Thomas Cheung Tsun-yung, former CPPCC Standing Committee member Jose Sun-Say Yu's son Jonny Yu Wah-yung, Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen's son Clarence Leung Wang-ching, Executive Councillor Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung's son Victor Lam Hoi-cheung.[4] However it was rumoured that the central government did not approve of the hereditary tendency of the NPC. The second generation politicians and businessmen eventually did not appear on the nomination list.[5]

In November, a "recommendation list" was reported to direct the electoral college who to elect in the election. Former president of the Law Society of Hong Kong Ambrose Lam San-keung, anti-Occupy lawyer Maggie Chan Man-ki and lawyer Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung who were included on the list were all from legal sector. Former chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Tam Yiu-chung who was expected to succeed Rita Fan to be the NPCSC member and former Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam Chi-yuen were also included on the list. However the names of other second generation politicians and businessmen did not appear on the list.[1]

A total number of the 49 candidacies were validated. Seven pro-Occupy activists of the Gau Wu group, pro-independence activist Ke-cheong and Civic Party legislator Kwok Ka-ki were banned from the election by the presidium of the electoral college for their public remarks and acts contravening the new declaration form under which candidates must uphold the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Basic Law of Hong Kong. Kwok refused to sign as he called the new requirement as unacceptable that would restrict people from participating in the election. Roger Wong Hoi-fung of the Election Committee Higher Education Subsector and Henry Lam were the few pro-democracy figures who could entered the election.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "港人大推薦名單出爐 林新強陳曼琪上榜梁美芬「落選」". 星島日報. 2017-11-09.
  2. ^ a b "New faces, new expectations, but will Hongkongers in China's legislature deliver on conflicting demands?". South China Morning Post. 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "新屆港區人大代表選舉會議增至1989人". 大公網. 2017-09-02.
  4. ^ a b "港區人大代表換屆選舉 今起接受報名". 香港商報. 2017-07-10.
  5. ^ "選舉提名期今截止　人大換血　中聯辦愛將上位". 蘋果日報. 2017-12-04.
  6. ^ "Legal specialists among almost 60 to join battle for National People's Congress seats". South China Morning Post. 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Nine Hong Kong democracy activists banned from contesting seats in China's legislature". South China Morning Post. 13 December 2017.
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