Bruce Sing Lee Liu: ADPL Has Entered a “Desert Phase”, Confident District Council Elections Will Eventually Open to Pan-Democrats
廖成利：民協已進入「沙漠階段」 有信心日後區選將開放泛民參與
The nomination period for the District Council elections ended yesterday, with the non-establishment camp entirely “zeroed out”. Two Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (ADPL) candidates were also unable to secure nominations from members of "the three committees" and enter the race. ADPL chairperson Bruce Sing Lee Liu said the ADPL had entered a “desert phase”, describing the current district administration as resembling Shenzhen’s system. However, Bruce Sing Lee Liu said they believed the system would eventually be opened to traditional pan-democrats at an appropriate time: “I have confidence in this.” Bruce Sing Lee Liu believed traditional pan-democrats could still take part in the Legislative Council election in two years’ time, while the ADPL would decide whether to contest it depending on the circumstances.
區議會選舉提名期昨日結束，非建制派全數「清零」，民協2名參選人同未能取得「三會」成員提名入閘。民協主席廖成利稱，民協已進入「沙漠階段」，形容現時的地區行政已如同深圳的系統，但相信在適當時候會將開放予傳統泛民參與，「呢個我有信心嘅」，認為傳統泛民仍可參加兩年後的立法會選舉，民協將視乎情況是否參選。