Qiao Xiaoyang
Qiao Xiaoyang | |
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乔晓阳 | |
Chairman of the 11th HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the NPC | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Succeeded by | Li Fei |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Communist Party of China |
Alma mater | Beijing Language and Culture University |
Occupation | Politician |
Qiao Xiaoyang (born 1945) is the former chairman of the Hong Kong SAR Basic Law Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.[1]
Biography
Qiao was born in
He was also member of the
He was appointed Chairman of the
Chairman of HKSAR Basic Law Committee
He made a number of remarkable decisions and comments during his chairmanship of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee.
In April 2010, Qiao said the reason the Standing Committee in 2007 ruled that Hong Kong "may" and not "must" have universal suffrage for the 2017 chief executive and 2020 Legislative Council elections was because any change in electoral methods required approval by local lawmakers. He added that passage of the reform package would "create excellent conditions for universal suffrage in the future."[2] Instead of equal and universal right to vote, in June 2010 he further defined universal suffrage[3] with the restriction of taking into consideration Hong Kong’s legal status (as a non-independent state), being compatible with the executive-led political system, balancing the interests of different sectors of society, and being beneficial for the development of the city’s capitalist economy. Pan-democrats said Qiao's statement reinforced their concerns, as it offered only the right to vote rather than to stand and nominate others in an election, and paved the way for keeping functional constituencies indefinitely.[3]
On 24 March 2013, he stated that Chief Executive "candidates must be persons who love the country and love Hong Kong". He admitted that it would be difficult to define, but implied that the
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Qiao Xiaoyang 乔晓阳". China Vitae.
- ^ Lee, Colleen (15 April 2010) "Qiao adds clout to reforms" Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The Standard
- ^ a b Wong, Albert; Leung, Ambrose (8 June 2010). "Beijing offers definition of HK suffrag". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Opponents of Beijing ineligible to be CE: top Chinese official". South China Morning Post. 25 March 2013.
- ^ The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (2013). Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2016 Consultation Document (PDF). p. 3.