‘Farewell’ motion｜Lee Wai-hung withdraws motion, citing Friday’s nomination period and the need to ensure a fair election
「告別」議案｜指選舉提名期周五開始 李慧琼撤回告別議案：確保選舉公平
Amid a wave of Legislative Council members deciding not to seek re-election, some members who have yet to announce their plans had originally intended to express their parting thoughts tomorrow (22nd) at the Council’s final plenary meeting through a members’ “farewell motion”. However, political circles have recently been discussing the possibility of cancelling it. Lee Wai-hung, chairwoman of the House Committee and the motion’s mover, told the media this afternoon that she was withdrawing the motion to ensure electoral fairness. She said some members had recently raised concerns that the debate would take place very close to the nomination period beginning on Friday and, amid an “exceptionally intense election contest”, could be unfair to the election. The press conference lasted about six minutes. Lee was repeatedly asked whether she had considered that the speeches of individual members might be sensitive or embarrass the government; she repeated “nothing to add” five times. She acknowledged during the conference that different stakeholders “outside the legislature” had also conveyed their views to her.
立法會「棄選潮」下，部分尚未表態的議員，原計劃明日（22日）在立法會最後一次大會的議員「告別議案」訴「臨別」心聲，惟政圈近日流傳醞釀取消。提動議的內務委員會主席李慧琼今午見傳媒，宣布為確保選舉公正而撤回議案，她指近日有議員關注議案辯論與周五開始的提名期非常接近，而「選情異常激烈」下或對選舉不公。記者會全程約六分鐘，李慧琼多次被追問有否考慮個別議員演辭敏感或令政府尷尬，她五次重覆「冇補充」，期間承認「議會外」亦有不同持分者向其反映。