Author\uff1aLee Yuk-yin Daisy 145089<\/p>\n
For the last few days of February, news items popping up were mostly about the\u00a0New Territories by-election. It\u2019s an event that makes people feel intense, worried\u00a0and gloomy. People were searching for a unique candidate who may lead Hong Kong\u00a0people to find relief from a complicated political situation. The election has been\u00a0described as the battle between the pan-democrat camp and the pro-establishment\u00a0camp. Also, localism with forceful power and radical belief joined the battle too.\u00a0Undoubtedly, it judges the brand-new atmosphere and order for Legislative Council,\u00a0which explained the reason for the worries of voters: The one who gets a seat in\u00a0LegCo determines the new manner.<\/p>\n
In recent years, the pan-democrats were keen on exercising the freedom of speech in the chamber. Filibustering was their only action in certain conferences in which\u00a0they participated. Expectedly, rumor has it that if Holden Chow, the only\u00a0representitve from pro-establishment camp won the election, as there will be\u00a0enough votes to pass a bill, regarding to renew the Rules of Procedures. At last, the\u00a0pan-democrats may lose the only way to monitor the government. Bills are passed\u00a0easily; amendments are slipped through the fingers with the always-\u201cyes\u201d-practice\u00a0of the pro-establishment camp.\u00a0On the 28th February, It’s the day of election. For the morning session, the voting rate\u00a0reported was lower than the rate of last Legislative Council Election in 2012 by more\u00a0than 2%. I was on duty at Sha Tin District to report instant news and doing interviews\u00a0with voters. Most people put their focuses between No.3 (Holden Chow), No.6\u00a0(Edward Leung) and No.7 (Alvin Yeung), the representatives from Civic Party, DAB\u00a0and HK Indigenous. Some adolescents said they were affected by the Mong Kong\u00a0Clashes and wanted to voice their needs by a vote. From the comments collected, It\u00a0was easy to conclude that some youngsters turned their focus on localism and voted\u00a0for a new way; the remaining ones paid support to a peaceful road to fight for\u00a0democracy.<\/p>\n
In the evening, I went to the campaign for Holden Chow in Tai Wai to take shots for\u00a0video news. Compared to other contestants, Holden Chan received lots of support\u00a0from different institutions and political parties, including Regina Ip from New\u00a0People\u2019s Party, Stanley Ng, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade\u00a0Unions and more pro-establishment supporters. They spoke up for Chow and it\u00a0shows the pro-establishment parties have mashed up all the resources, in order to\u00a0send Chow into the Legco. \u201cVote for No.3, Treasure Hong Kong, we are on the right\u00a0path!\u201d they shouted. The election result may be rather surprising as the Pro\u00a0Establishment camp is well-known for its deep pockets.\u00a0I was off from work later around 10pm. As a reporter, I am neutral on doing news\u00a0reporting; I am neutral in writing any news stories. However, when duties ended, I\u00a0am a fan of Pan-democrats. I went to a counting station in Lek Yuen, where I voted in\u00a0the morning.<\/p>\n
When the counting started, I could actually see that most of the votes\u00a0were located in the No. 3 and No.7 box. It could be a good news or bad news, as\u00a0there is only a slight difference in the number of votes. There were a number of\u00a0youngsters there to witness the counting process.\u00a0The Returning Officer announced the result later. I was quite nervous when I heard\u00a0that Holden Chow received 1056 votes, which occupied about 35.2% of all votes in\u00a0this counting station. Indeed, the officer at last announced that Edward Leung got\u00a0471 votes and Alvin Yeung got 1085, which was slightly higher than Chow. Although\u00a0it\u2019s just a small success for Yeung, it means a lot in the election battle.\u00a0Another morning, stories about the winner of the election occupied most of the\u00a0news feed in social media. It\u2019s delightful to see Alvin Yeung, No.7 winning the\u00a0election, which may bring some changes to the dispirited political atmosphere. Now,\u00a0I am glad to see \u201cNo.7\u201d reading his statement in chamber, who survives in the\u00a0election in order to protect the seat of pan-democratic camp. His winning in the\u00a0election truly presents the idea of \u201c last but not the least\u201d, who may not be a hero,\u00a0but definitely the \u201cLucky 7\u201d for Hongkongers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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