The Legislative Council (Legco) convened a meeting yesterday. As approved by Legco President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, four legislator-elect who had failed to take their oaths as required or swore to insult the nation last week were to take their oaths again at the meeting. When Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang, Yau Wai-ching and Lau Siu Lai were about to retake their oaths, all pro-establishment legislators staged a collective walkout to force an adjournment of the meeting. As a result, the trio were unable to retake their oaths.
Staging a walkout to force an adjournment of a meeting is the opposition legislators' stock-in-trade, but this time the pro-establishment legislators "has turned something that is rotten into something miraculous" to handily and appropriately stop Leung and Yau from retaking their oaths by causing an adjournment of yesterday's meeting. In this way, they have effectively safeguarded the dignity of the rule of law and the legislature, which is really to the great satisfaction and hearty applause of the people!
As a matter of fact, on the eve of the oath-retaking, the Chief Executive and Justice Secretary, on behalf of the SAR Government, had already filed applications to the High Court for a judicial review on the oath-retaking and an interim injunction to bar the Youngspiration pair from retaking their oaths. However, Legco President Andrew Leung had a will of his own insisting on allowing the Leung and Yau to retake their oaths. Under such circumstances, pro-establishment legislators' collective walkout has not only effectively punished Leung and Yau's evil behaviour, but also "saved" the legislature and rendered a great help to President Andrew Leung. Otherwise, had the pair been given the chance to retake their oaths and if they repeated their old tricks, then the nation would have been insulted once again. Or if they hypocritically read the Oath as it is then they would have been tolerated to get by under false pretences. Either of these two alternatives and the consequences would have given President Andrew Leung more than he bargained for, making him a loser on both sides.
Therefore, the pro-establishment legislators resolutely walking out collectively to force an adjournment of the meeting at such a crucial moment shows their wisdom, commitment and strength. This is worthy of praise by all Hong Kong citizens. This also illustrates that in future in regard to legislative affairs and relations between the administration and legislature, pro-establishment legislators should also uphold the spirit of solidarity and being promising as shown this time, daring to stick to what is right and resist what is wrong. Only in this way, can they truly bring into full display the nation- and Hong Kong-loving strength, and win respect and support of the people.
Likewise, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung on behalf of the SAR Government applying to the High Court for a judicial review and interim injunction is also a powerful and beautiful strike to uphold "one country two systems", safeguard the Basic Law and the rule of law. It has dealt such a blow to the opposition and the Leung-Yau pair that they became dumbstruck and crestfallen, and won applause and support from all national- and Hong Kong-loving personages and vast majority of citizens.
The pair of Leung and Yau dared to pronounce "Shina" and swore with the fould word of Fxxking when taking their oaths to challenge the rule of law in the SAR and the Central Government's bottom line of tolerating no "independence for Hong Kong". Had Leung Chun-ying dared to do nothing more than just uttering some superficial criticism, then the SAR Government could no longer talk about "one country two systems" and the Basic Law, and Leung Chun-ying could longer step foot in the Legco. For, would the opposition still treat the CE as a human being in the his Q&A sessions or when he deliver his Policy Address?
Right now, in fact, in regard to the Laung-Yau pair, there is no room for controversy or discussion. For them, there are only three consequences: one is not to give any chance for them to retake their oaths, the second is to immediately disqualify them as legislators-elect, and the third is to consider criminally prosecute them. That's all and nothing else!
As for the fact that, following the CE and Secretary for Justice's applications to the High Court, some individuals have cried in alarm that the administration and judiciary's "intervention" in the legislature jeopardised the "separation of the three powers". These people are either ignorant or simply talk nonsense. The SAR is a special administrative region of China, the CE is the person who implements and carries out the Basic Law in Hong Kong on behalf of the Central Government. So in the case of Leung and Yau's refusal to take their oaths in accordance with the law and their insults of the nation, if the CE would not deal with it, who else would? If "Hong Kong independence" influence and nation-insulting elements could find their way to sneak into the legislature and openly oppose China and advocate "independence for Hong Kong" in the Legco, then "one country" would be shaken and "two systems" could hardly be preserved. Then whatever "three powers" or "four powers" would be nothing but empty talks.
20 October 2016
