Electoral reform ‘clears things up a lot’


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    Hong Kong's electoral overhaul eliminates district councillor seats from the election committee, as well as the so-called district council superseats from the Legislative Council. File photo: Shutterstock
    Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul eliminates district councillor seats from the election committee, as well as the so-called district council superseats from the Legislative Council. File photo: Shutterstock

A District Councillor said on Wednesday that he hopes that Beijing’s planned electoral changes will restore order to District Council meetings, and the Liberal Party’s Jeremy Young said they should also bring clarity.

Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul endorsed by the country’s top legislature on Tuesday saw the elimination of district councillor seats from the election committee, as well as the so-called district council superseats from the Legislative Council.

The changes, which also include reducing the number of Legco seats through direct, geographical elections, were announced after a two-day meeting of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC).

They include having Legislative Council, Chief Executive, and election committee candidates undergo a strict vetting process, which includes the police.

The amendments to the two Basic Law annexes will come into effect on Wednesday.

Young, who’s a Central and Western district councillor, said Hong Kong needed to play by the rules.

“It’s something that we have to accept and I really do support it because at the end of the day residents chose us to represent their district – not to represent them voting for the Chief Executive,” Young told RTHK.

“That’s the electoral committee’s responsibility. If I want to run for that, I can still do that as a person – just not as a district councillor.”

He said the changes added clarity.

“So it’s a re-designing and realigning of responsibilities that clears things up a lot,” Young said.

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