By-election of five seats in the Legislature was completed on 16 May 2010. As expected, the five then resigned LCs were re-elected. However, the 17% voting rate was disappointingly low.
Hong Kong People are in general unenthusiastic about politics. They are particularly uninterested in this one. Some of my colleagues said no one was electable in their constituency. Some of my civil servant friends were afraid of being punished. Some just tore the election notice once received.
Few are clear about the aim. The move from LSD-cum-Civic parties, in the name of realizing universal suffrage of both CE and Legislature, with content too hollow to follow. People simply don't know the proposal rendered by the government. Discussion could hardly be seen. On the contrary, we are so tired of Raymond Wong's combat, on matters regardless importance. As such, the voting rate is as low as it gets.
Our government sucks, as usual. Once again, they acted as a proxy of Grandpa. Donald Tsang, during his election campaign, notoriously claimed that he would "玩鋪勁" for the election reform. Sadly, either he is too conservative, or bluffing, his proposal is anything but bold. In addition, by absence in the by-election, Donald & Co completed castration in their own hands. Anyway, Donald Tsang is only responsible for the 800-electorate, not common people like you and me.
The only winner of the by-election should be the Central Government. By manipulating those pro-Beijing parties to stay away from the by-election, the low show came true. So, hat-off to Grandpa.
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