[Now News Channel]The government announced the list of 179 appointed district councilors, including many current and former district councilors, including Liu Yip-keung, who is also a guild member and a member of the Legislative Council, and will become the only “three-material councilor”. A candidate who lost the 2019 District Council election was re-appointed and said that he has been serving the community. He believes that the neighbors know it and does not worry about perception issues.
The newly appointed people include Chen Weiming, who was defeated in the 2019 district election. He said that he will set up an office after taking office and is not worried about perception issues.
Sham Shui Po District Councilor-elect Chan Wai-ming: “Whether it is through direct election, indirect election or appointment, it is a way and some channels to join the council under the new electoral system. In the past three years, during the epidemic, no matter what the situation, , we all continue to serve the public through the offices of legislators in our respective districts. In fact, the neighbors have seen it, and I don’t really mind different views.”
In addition to Chan Wai-ming, many other former district councilors have been appointed, including former Central and Western District Council Chairman Yip Wing-shing, former Sham Shui Po District Councilor Li Wing-man, former Southern District Councilor Chu Lap-wai, and former Yau Tsim Mong District Councilor Chan Siu-tong.
Among the appointed list, about 20 people are current district councilors, including the current Tuen Mun District Council Chairman, FTU Chan Yau-hai; Yuen Long District Council Chairman Sam Ho-kit; Central and Western District Councilor, Liberal Party Yeung Che-on; Kowloon City District Councilor, Economic and Democratic Alliance Zuo Huixiong.
Many people from the business community and professionals have been appointed, including dentist Chen Jianqiang; Liang Changming, known as the “Lithium Battery King” and former chairman of Yanji Hospital; Chen Wenjun, CEO of Jinzhi Bus, and Huang Pinghao, founder of an environmental protection company with democratic ideas .
As for representatives of ethnic minorities, they include Lee Che-hong, the vice-principal of Luo Ting Bong Secondary School, a direct subsidy school in Tai Po, and Ho Sau-yin, the principal of Islam Toweshan Memorial Secondary School.
As for the 27 current Rural Affairs Committee chairmen, they will become ex officio members, including Mok Kam Kwai, Lam Yik-kuen, Chen Yuet-ming, and Liu Yip-keung, who is also a guild member and a member of the Legislative Council. He will become the only “three-material” member.
The list of appointed and ex-officio members will be gazetted on Thursday. Together with the 264 elected district councilors, a total of 470 new district councilors will attend district governance training courses delivered by the Secretary for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs in the next three weeks.
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2023-12-12 11:08:05
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