關於 reach beyond giving ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

My Dearest Angelic Fans and Friends!

SUPER HAPPY for our ZOOM Chat with everyone on Mon, Jan 11 of 2021!! I received so many PM messages! Hahaha.. everyone is very lovely.. thank you!

There was a question from Yi Pei from Singapore regarding what my dreams were and I said I didn’t have dreams that I always wish to be HAPPY, go with the flow of the Universe and have accepted graciously & with great appreciation of whatever came to me.. either in great adventures, supreme Blessings which I am so grateful for, adversity, or challenges to help me grow. I know it is all a part of our life path, and that is all very true. But after I woke up the next morning, I realized I DO have some dreams! They are very simple dreams, so I do want to share them with you!

My first Dream of being an entertainer, singer, Actor, and giving happiness to pple since I was 10 years old has come true already. I am still living that Dream and ever so grateful for all the blessings I’ve received, to meet and be a part of all your lives! Now, my 2nd Dream is to be of service to the Universe! To awaken to the magic and wonder of the Universes wishes for us to all live in Harmony and realize we are ALL CONNECTED as one WHOLE Human species, with incredible synergy with Mother Nature, and all other creatures big and small equally occupying the Planet as much as human beings! We can live with love and light for one another and be good to each other COLLECTIVELY so that we can CREATE the BEST ENERGY to propel this Planet to its best place possible! No matter what color, race, status we are, we must help each other realize our best possibilities! We can create the GREATER GOOD together and wishing the best for each other with our best behaviors and attitudes to a better life, and a better Earth! The Universe LOVES US ALL EQUALLY, and even though some of us seem to have a better life, and some don’t.. we need to see much deeper and beyond what is on the surface.

What I really loved about the Zoom chat is that our talk was not just about ME talking! It was also an opportunity to let many of us from all walks of life, like Alex, from Israel, Amazing! Like Michelle, who was an emergency ICU nurse in Portland, Oregon and brought us with Zoom to her work place at like 5AM b4 she goes into seeing what must be a very difficult job for her, like John & Kitson in London, whom had a 3 week covid episode and came out great, and in lockdown for quite a long time, & like our young girls from China, still in school! Like being able to share Nicole’s Bday night, and that Alice so sweetly informed us it was her Bday. Like Michael in HKG whom I was so delighted now has a family of healthy, happy people! I’m so delighted that some pple have been with me for so long and have developed wonderful lives for themselves, and we are all friends and I’m so happy for everyone! It was so miraculous to hear YOUR STORIES TOO.. and to have you share your happiness or your heartache with everyone and we can all SHARE in your HAPPYNESS, or give you solace and support!! I just love that so much and want to DO IT AGAIN! But of course.. I was passing out late Monday night so I hope we can find a great day to start in the early afternoon till maybe dinner time.. hahaa.. we can have different sessions so everyone will get a chance to tell their story and of course I will be HAPPY to answer any questions that you have on those issues or just tell ur story! Of course to give everyone a chance, U will have to PREPARE ur stories well so we can go thru several each time! Many of the fans who PM me later, told me they were too shy to tell their story or ask their question, but that’s really what we are doing it for! So let’s TRY AGAIN!

I would like to ask Fans to write in a story they would like to tell.. U don’t have to tell it now but at least express U want to tell a story or an issue U would like to discuss and see how it can be helped.. of course it is a bit tricky to let everyone talk at once because there is a time constraint..and I would like to answer any Q’s, but I think it will be great… and U can let me know what you guys all think too or how you feel we can have a more organized and well managed format! We will welcome ur suggestions and know that I want to morally support U guys as much as U have all supported me thru these years and really hope we can develop a scheduled, consistent rapport thru Zoom! I LOVE ZOOM! What a great invention for all of us and especially at this time! I would also like to THANK Vicky Yao in Taiwan, and Kuan, in BJ for arranging so much time and effort to make this possible for ALL of us & vital contributors to helping me REACH OUT to all of you!! Let’s have another session before or after Chinese New Year if possible! Let me know what you all THINK!!!

LOVE YOU ALL WITH BLESSINGS AND LOVE! Sally!!

PS! One more request to bypass U… Our Admin Gals Vicky & Kuan have edited about 1.5 hours of chat to place online for other fans to see & hear.. if there is anyone who would not like to be posted.. pls do let us know so we can edit you out.. we are not publishing all as it is so long so if you give us your name we will ensure to respect your privacy, so please do let us know!

我最親愛的天使粉絲和朋友們！

2021年1月11日星期一，我們與所有人進行的ZOOM聊天超級開心！我收到了很多留言！哈哈哈..每個人都很可愛.. 謝謝！

來自新加坡的Yi Pei 問了一個關於我的夢想是什麼的問題，當時我說我沒有夢想，一直以來我的夢想就是開心，順應宇宙的流動，熱情地接受生活所賦予的一切，對所有心懷感激 —— 無論是偉大的冒險，至高無上的幸福，或是幫助我成長的逆境與挑戰。我知道這些是每個人必經的生活之路。但是第二天早上醒來之後，我意識到我其實確實有一些夢想！它們是很簡單的夢想，所以我想和你們分享！

從我10歲那年開始，我的第一個夢想就是成為一名演藝人員 —— 成為歌手，演員，並為人們帶去快樂。現在，這個夢想已成真，我仍然真實地生活在這個夢想中，並對這份上天帶來的祝福 —— 對能成為你們生活中的一部分 —— 而深懷感激！現在，我的第二個夢想就是做出自己的貢獻！去覺醒於宇宙的魔力和奇蹟中，意識到上天所希望的是我們所有人及所有生靈都和諧共處，因為我們大家緊密相連息息相關，與整個自然界有著不可思議的協同作用，並和所有其他大小生物同等共存於這個地球上！我們可以彼此相愛，友愛相處，從而共同協力創造出最佳能量，將這個星球推向最高的層面！無論我們是什麼膚色，種族，身份，我們都必須互相幫助，實現我們的最佳可能性！我們可以以各自最好的心態和真實的行動成為彼此的福氣，並共同創造出更大的夢想，令所有人受益。宇宙平等地愛我們所有人，儘管我們當中有些人的生活似乎更好，而有些人卻沒有。我們需要意識到這個表面下更深層的真相。

我真正喜歡Zoom聊天的地方是，我們的聊天不只是我在講話！這也是一個機會，使我們大家無論來自哪裡，在做什麼，都能夠相聚在一起。例如來自以色列的Alex，不可思議！例如俄勒岡州波特蘭市急診重症監護室護士Michelle，她通過Zoom帶我們到她工作的地方，在凌晨5點，在她開始一天非常艱鉅的工作之前。例如倫敦的John和Kitson。 Kitson 剛剛經歷了三週和COVID作戰，最終戰勝了病毒，現在看上去很好，雖然也已經被隔離很久了。例如很多來自中國的女孩子們，她們都很年輕，還在上學！例如我們還分享了Nicole的生日之夜，而Alice如此甜蜜地告訴我們那天是Nicole的生日。例如我很高興看到香港的Michael現在有一個健康快樂的家庭！我很高興能有一些同伴已經陪伴我這麼久，並為自己創造了美好的生活。我們都是朋友，我為每個人感到高興！聽到大家的故事非常不可思議—— 所有人和所有人分享各自的幸福或心痛，這一切真是太神奇了！我們可以分享你的幸福，或給予你安慰和支持！我非常喜歡這一切，並且想再做一次！但是當然.. 我那天晚上快昏倒了，所以我希望我們能找到一個美好的一天從下午開始，直到晚餐時間.. 哈哈.. 我們可以舉行不同的聊天會，以便每個人都能有機會講述自己的故事。當然，我也很樂意回答你們可能有的任何問題，或者如果你只是想告訴我們你的故事也很好！為了在有限的時間裡令大家都有機會，請大家先準備好你想分享的，以便我們每次都能聽幾個不同的人的故事！後來許多粉絲發來留言告訴我，他們很害羞，不敢講述自己的故事或提出問題，但這正是我們視頻聊天要做的啊！因此，讓我們再試一次！

我想請粉絲們留言告訴我們你想講的故事，當然現在不必講細節，但至少表達你有事情想分享，或者有問題想問，或者想討論一些事情而得到幫助.. 當然，讓每個人都有機會講話有點棘手，因為時間有限，而我也希望能夠盡可能回答你們的問題，所以我們要提前計劃，分配好時間，但我相信這會很棒… 你們也可以讓我知道你們大家的想法，或者你覺得我們怎樣可以擁有一個更有條理的模式！我們歡迎大家的建議，請知道我希望可以給大家心靈支持，就像這些年來你們所有人一直在支持我一樣，並真的希望我們可以通過Zoom進行定期的，持續的聯繫！我喜歡ZOOM！對我們所有人來說，尤其是在這個時候，這是一項偉大的發明！我還要感謝台灣的Vicky Yao和BJ的Kuan，感謝她們花了許多時間和精力，使我們的Zoom 會議成為可能；她們也是幫助我與大家取得聯繫的背後功臣！如果可以的話，讓我們在農曆年之前或之後再舉行一次會議！讓我知道大家的想法！！！

LOVE YOU ALL WITH BLESSINGS AND LOVE! Sally!!

PS！ 還有一個事情想同大家講一下。我們的管理員Vicky＆Kuan編輯了大約1.5個小時的聊天視頻，以便上傳到線上給其他粉絲看.. 如果有人不想自己的部分被上傳，請告訴我們，我們可以將您的部分刪除。由於當天聊天時間太長，我們不會發布全部內容的視頻，因此，如果您留言告知我們您的名字，我們將確保尊重您的隱私，所以請告訴我們！

【現代の若手社員が背負っているリスク】

本題に入る前に、近況報告を２つほどさせてください。

一つ目は、昨日もテレビ朝日さんの番組に出させていただいたのですが、ここから映画『えんとつ町のプペル』の公開までの間、キンコン西野にしては結構テレビに出ます。

https://youtu.be/1g6Ca_UjOrs

　
べつに芸能界を引退したではないのですが、「作品を作って届ける」というのは、時間を要する作業でして……なかなか、出役として表に出れないんですね。

「出役としての才能もそんなに無い」という理由もありますが(涙)

　
なので、基本的に僕のスケジュールは、アトリエに籠るか、公園を散歩しながら一人でブツブツ言ってるヤバいオッサンをやるか……で、おそらく御近所さんからは、「あいつは仕事があるのか？」という心配をされています。

一応、働いていると思うんですけど、表に出てないと、そうなっちゃうんです。



ただ、今回は、結構いろんな番組に出させていただくので、御近所さんも安心させられるんじゃないかと思っております。
また、オンエア情報が出次第、逐一、ご報告させていただきます。


次に、二つ目の近況報告です。

僕はイイ人と思われたくて、支援活動めいたものを結構積極的にやっているのですが、そんなことをしていたら「僕も、私も、協力したい」という神様のような方が出てきてくださって、その結果、「えんとつ町のプペル『こどもギフト』」というプロジェクトが立ち上がったんです。

【こどもギフト】
https://salon.jp/child_gift

　
これは、「世界中の子供達に絵本を毎月１冊の絵本を贈る」という「支援のサブスク」で、ご自身のお小遣いの中から、会社の売り上げの中から、毎月２０００円を支援してくださる方が、今現在、８４６名もいます。

つまり毎月８４６冊の絵本が子供達に届くわけですね。毎月です。

これが成立しているのって本当に凄いことで、どこかでキチンと取り上げた方がいいテーマだなぁと思っております。



そんなこんなで先日は沖縄の「兼原小学校」と「赤道小学校」の１年生〜３年生まで全員に絵本をプレゼントしてまいりました。

その時の模様は「えんとつ町のプペル『こどもギフト』」の支援者グループの方に活動報告として出させていただいております。

『こどもギフト』は需要があるかぎり、生涯続けていこうかなぁと思っている活動ですので、興味がある方は是非、のぞいてみてください。





さて、そんなこんなで今日の本題です。



労働基準法の改正ってチョコチョコおこなわれていて、今年の４月にも改正されて、たしか時間外労働の上限が「月に４５時間・年間３６０時間」とかなんです。
それを超えると罰則があるんです。

　
ちなみに、一般的な労働時間は１日８時間。
これを僕におきかえた時に、僕、大体、一日１８時間〜２０時間ぐらい働いているんですね。
仮に１８時間だとしたら、労働基準に照らし合わせると、僕の１日の時間外労働が１０時間。

月に３００時間。
年間にすると３６００時間です。

でも、労働基準法の上限は、月に４５時間。年間３６０時間じゃないですか？

ちゃんと働いている人は、時間外労働でいうと、僕の１/１０の時間しか働いていないわけです。
もちろん「働いている時間が長ければ、いい結果になる」という話じゃありませんが、よっぽど時間の使い方が上手い人じゃないかぎり、仕事の結果というのは労働時間に概ね比例すると思います。

「いやいや、仕事の時間を削って、家族との時間を作りたいんだ」というのであれば話は別です。
それは幸せの一つの形ですし、他人がどうこう言えるものじゃありません。

そうじゃなくて、シンプルに「成り上がりたい」と思っている人に対して、労働基準法というのは、なかなか厄介なハードルだなぁと思っております。



それともう一つ。



昨日、ウチの田村Pが、オンラインサロン内で、ウチの若手スタッフに対して、一言で言うと「お前ら、ナメなよ」という記事を投稿したんですね。

【西野亮廣エンタメ研究所】
https://salon.jp/nishino

ちょっと説明がややこしいんですけど……今、「全国の子供達に映画『えんとつ町のプペル』をプレゼントしたい！」というクラウドファンディングを実施していて、クラウドファンディング上で、「映画『えんとつ町のプペル』をプレゼントして欲しい」という子供施設と、「映画『えんとつ町のプペル』をプレゼントしたい」という大人をマッチングしているんです。

ちなみに、もし、期間中にマッチングしなければ、僕が自腹で子供施設にプレゼントさせていただくので、手を挙げてくださった子供施設には１００%、映画『えんとつ町のプペル』の前売り券がプレゼントされます。

で、例えば、愛知県の○○幼稚園から手が挙がれば、すぐに「○○幼稚園に支援できる権」というものを、クラウドファンディングのリターンで出して、かつ、「新しいリターンが出ましたよ」ということをご報告する為に、僕がそのリターンをスクショして、画像を整えて、支援先のリンクを貼って、サロン内にある各県人会に投げていたんです。

愛知の幼稚園から手が挙がれば、「愛知県人会」の投稿に、「○○幼稚園から手が挙がりました〜」というご報告を。
やっぱり、「地元を応援したい」という気持ちがあると思うので。


で、僕は、映画やら何やらを作っている合間を見つけて、その作業をずっとやっていたのですが……その作業を僕がやっていることはウチの若手スタッフは全員知っているんですね。

それに対して、田村Pから雷が落ちまして……まぁ、要するに「なんで、西野亮廣に事務作業をやらせとんねん」です。
　
「西野亮廣が今、どれだけ大変な思いをして映画を作っているかお前ら知ってるやろ。制作に集中させてあげるべきやし、休ませてあげろや。お前らは事務作業をしている西野亮廣をなんで見て見ぬフリをしとんねんっ！」という大雷が落ちました（笑）


ウチの会社は「社内で起きていることは全部ネタにする」をモットーに、業務連絡ですらサロンの記事でおこなっていたりするのですが、今回は雷が落ちました。

田村Pは株式会社NISHINOの社員じゃないので、「外野の意見」として、それが言えたわけですね。

【田村サロン】
https://salon.jp/tamura

こういうのって、今「パワハラ」みたいに扱われてしまうので、なかなか言えないじゃないですか。

ただ、若手の未来を思うと、「とびっきりの愛を持って叱る」というのは絶対に大事で、僕も先輩に山ほどしごかれたクチなんですけど、今は感謝しかないんですね。
あそこで、しごかれないまま４０才になっていたことを思うと、ちょっとゾッとします。

ウチの若手はタフなので、「田村Pに怒られたことをネタにして喋る会」というイベントを開催するらしいのです（最高！）

そろそろ話をまとめますね。

　
今、２０代の方は労働基準法の改正や、「パワハラ」と言える権利を持ったことで、かなり守られている反面（これはとても素晴らしいことだと思います！！）、「労働時間による下克上を起こしにくくなっている」ということと、「しごかれなくなっている」という大きすぎるリスクを背負っていることは、把握しておいた方がいいと思います。


これらは安全とトレードオフの関係なので、そこは上手にやりくりしてみてください。
超絶応援しています。



　
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２０２０年１２月２５日公開！
映画『えんとつ町のプペル』

▼オンラインムビチケ（特典付き）の購入はこちら↓
https://mvtk.jp/Film/070395
[the risk of modern young employees carrying]

Before you enter the chase, let me have about 2 status reports.

The first one was also on tv asahi's program yesterday, but from here to the release of the movie ′′ a town ′′ I'm going to go to the tv for xin nishino.

https://youtu.be/1g6Ca_UjOrs

　
I haven't retired from showbiz, but it's a work that takes time to make a piece and deliver...... it's quite a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of

There is also a reason why ′′ there is no talent as a role ′′ (tears)

　
So, basically, my schedule is going to go to the atelier, or I'm going to do a crazy old man who is mumbling alone while walking around the park...... and probably from the neighbor," he's a job I'm worried that there is?"

I think I'm working in case, but if you don't get on the table, it's going to be.



It's just that this time, I'm going to be on a lot of shows, so I'm thinking that the neighbors will be able to feel relieved too.
Also, as soon as the air information comes out, we will report it.


Next is the second status report.

I want to be a good person, and I'm doing a lot of support activities, but if I'm doing that, I'm going to have a good time with God, ′′ I want to cooperate too ′′ Please come, the result," the project called ′′ Children's gift ′′ in a town has stood up.

[Children's gift]
https://salon.jp/child_gift

　
This is the ′′ Sub-Sook of support ′′ called ′′ giving a picture book to children around the world," from your own pocket money, from the sales of the company, every month 2000 There are now 846 people who support the yen.

In other words, 846 picture books each month will reach the children. It's every month.

It's really amazing that this is being completed, and I think it's better to be featured somewhere.



This is how the other day, I present a picture book to all of you from the 1th grade to the 3th grade of the ′′ and elementary school ′′ in Okinawa.

The pattern of the time is to be issued as an activity report to the supporters group of ′′ Children's gift ′′ in a town.

′′ Children's gift ′′ is an activity that you think you should continue for life as long as there is a demand, so if you are interested, please try it.





Well, that's how today's chase.



The revision of the labor standards law has been held in chocolate chocolate, and it has been revised this April, and the limit of the outside labor is ′′ 360 hours a month ′′
Beyond it, there is penalties.

　
By the way, general working hours are 8 hours a day.
When I get this to me, I'm mostly working about 18 HOURS TO 20 hours a day.
If it'S 18 hours, in light of the labor standards, my 1th time outside labor is 10 hours.

300 hours a month.
It's 3600 hours in a year.

But the limit of the labor standards law is 45 hours a month. Isn't it 360 hours a year?

People who work properly are only working for my 1/10 hours in time outside labor.
Of course, it's not a story that ′′ if you have time to work, it will be a good result but as long as it's not a person who is good at using time, I think that the result of the work is generally proportional to the labor time.

′′ No no, I want to sharpening my work time and make time with my family if you say, it's different from the story.
It's one form of happiness, and it's not what others can say.

It's not so much, I think that the labor standards law is quite a messy hurdle for people who think it's simple to ′′ want to upstart ′′



Or another one.



Yesterday, our tamura p posted an article called ′′ you guys don't disrespecting ′′ in the online salon.

[Ryo Nishino Institute of entertainment]
https://salon.jp/nishino

It's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of So, I'm matching an adult called ′′ I want you to present the movie ′′ a in the town ′′ and ′′ I want to present the movie ′′ a in the town,"

By the way, if you don't match during the period, I'll give you a present to the children's facility with a streamline, so I'm going to have a 100-Year-old child facility that raised my hand %, movie ′′ a town ′′ Advance tickets will be present.

So, for example, if you get your hands from the ○○ Kindergarten in Aichi Prefecture, you will soon be able to put out the ′′ right to support kindergarten ′′ on the return of crowdfunding, and," new return Is out to report that I sook the return, made the image, put on the link of the support, and throw it to each prefecture meeting in the salon.

If you have a hand from aichi's kindergarten, you will be able to post the ′′ Aichi Prefecture Association ′′," ○○ I got a hand from kindergarten ~"
I think I have a feeling that I want to support my hometown.


So, I found the middle of making movies and things, and I've been doing the work for a long time...... I know all my young staff who are doing the work.

On the other hand, the thunder fell from tamura p...... well, in short, ′′ why don't you let ryo nishino do clerical work......
　
′′ I know how hard ryo nishino is making a movie right now. Let me focus on the production, let me rest. Why don't you guys pretend not to look at ryo nishino, who is working on clerical work!" the big thunder has fallen (lol)


My company is the motto of ′′ everything happening in the company is a story even in business contact, it's a salon article, but this time the thunder has fallen.

Tamura p is not an employee of Nishino Co Ltd. So it was said as a ′′ outfield opinion,"

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This kind of thing is now treated like ′′ power harassment so you can't quite say it.

It's just that when I think of the future of young people, it's absolutely important to say ′′ I'm going to spell with a kickin ' love," and I'm also a lot of people who have been able to do a lot of things to do with my senior, but now I'm I'm sorry.
It's a bit grossed out when I think that I was 40 years old without being there.

My young man is tough, so I'm going to hold an event called ′′ a meeting to talk about being angry by tamura p," (the best! ()

I'm about to put together a story.

　
Now, the 20 s are pretty protected by the revision of the labor standards law and the right to say ′′ power harassment ′′ (I think this is such a great thing!!)," I think it's better to figure out that it's hard to wake up the gekokujo by labor time, and it's too big to be a risk of ′′ being a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit


These are safety and trade-off relationships, so try to make it well there.
I'm really rooting for you.



　
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【After Winning Majority in LegCo: Beijing's Crackdown May Trigger International Intervention】

***感謝Hong Kong Columns - Translated，將我早前撰寫『議會過半想像：以「#國際攬炒」反制「臨立會2.0」』長文（https://www.facebook.com/joshuawongchifung/photos/a.313299448762570/2887650867994069/）翻譯成英文，鼓勵國際社會關注立會選舉一旦過半的沙盤推演，在最惡劣形勢下的制衡策略。***

中文精簡版本：https://www.facebook.com/joshuawongchifung/photos/a.564294826996363/2888641404561682/

Hongkongers have experienced our revolution for over half a year. They no longer take a consequentialist view to the effectiveness of their movement as they did years ago, or waste time second-guessing the intentions and background of fellow activists. Following the defensive battles at CUHK and PolyU, November’s District Council election saw a great victory of unity. More marvellous is the union between peaceful and “valiant” protesters.

In the process of resisting tyranny, the people have realised that one cannot prioritize one strategy over another. This is also how the common goal of “35+” came into being—the hope that we will win over half of the seats in the Legislative Council (LegCo) this September, such that the political spectrum that represents the majority of Hongkongers is able to gain control of legislative decisions. The political clout of Hongkongers will increase if 35 or more seats are successfully secured on our side. It is certainly one vital step to achieve the five demands within the system.

The possibility of realizing legislative majority

Technically it is not unrealistic to win a majority even under the current undemocratic system. Back in the 2016 LegCo election, we already won 30 seats. In addition to the District Council (First) functional constituency seat that is already in the pocket of the pan-democrats, as long as the candidates in Kowloon East and New Territories West do not start infighting again, we could safely secure 33 seats based on the number of pan-dem votes in 2016.

The other 3 seats required to achieve a majority depend on democrats’ breakthrough among the functional constituencies by dispersing the resources of the Liaison Office. They also count on whether the turnout this September could exceed 71.2% — that of last year’s District Council elections. Some of the factors that could affect the turnout include: will the epidemic persist into the summer? Will there be potential violent repression of protests in the 2 weeks preceding the election? Will Hong Kong-US relations be affected by the downturn of the global economy?

Therefore, the ambition of “35+” is to be prioritised by the resistance as both a means and an end. I have already expressed my support for an intra-party primary at the coordination meeting. In the meantime, it is pleasing to see the ongoing debates reaching a consensus of maximising the seats among geographical constituencies in the upcoming election.

Whilst enthusiastic coordination, we should also assess the post-election landscape and gauge Beijing’s reactions: if we do not reach 35 seats, Hong Kong will be subject to tighter control and more severe repression by China; but if the democratic parties successfully form a majority in LegCo, CCP’s fears of a “constitutional crisis” would become imminent. Hence, the key questions are how the Pan-Democrats should deal with the volatile political situation in Hong Kong and how they are going to meet Beijing’s charge head-on.

Watching out for Beijing’s dismissal of LegCo after reaching majority

To take back control of LegCo such that it faithfully reflects the majority’s principles and needs is the definition of a healthy democracy. Recently, however, DAB’s Tam Yiu-chung has warned that the plan of the Pan-Dems to “usurp power” in the LegCo would only lead to Beijing’s forceful disqualification of certain members or the interpretation of the Basic Law. This proves that winning a majority in LegCo is not only a popular conception but also a realistic challenge that would get on the nerves of Beijing. Could Beijing accept a President James To in LegCo? These unknown variables must be addressed upon achieving a majority.

While there is no telltale sign as to Beijing’s exact strategy, we are already familiar with the way CCP manipulated the Basic Law in the past 4 years. Having experienced three waves of disqualifications in LegCo, twice kicked out of LegCo with my team, and thrice locked up in jail, I have no false hopes of an easy compromise from Beijing: they would not let Pan-Dems control LegCo for half a year and wait (as is the proper procedure) until after having negatived the Budget to dissolve the legislature, and thereby giving them an easy victory in the re-elections. The greater the Pan-Dems threaten Beijing’s rule in Hong Kong, the more likely that it will trigger Beijing’s repression.

Since the disqualification and arrest of lawmakers have already become “normalised”, one can even imagine the police stepping into the LegCo building to force Pan-Dems into voting. Neither is it beyond our imagination to expect the CCP to kick out all 70 lawmakers in a fit of rage and replace them with a provisional LegCo “2.0” [HKCT note: The first was from 25 Jan 1997 to 30 Jun 1998]. To depend on a majority that could lead to a chapter of a “new testament” for One Country, Two Systems is perhaps what many elites long for, but they are overly optimistic:for a ticket to the promised land will not be available at the Chief Executive election campaign a year and a half later.

Admittedly, the Pan-Dems cannot unilaterally initiate “Laam-chaau” [HKCT note: mostly translated into “scorched-earth” mentality or “mutual destruction”; some even translated into “If I burn, you burn with us”]. The most they can do is to force a standstill of the government, and not for long the LegCo will have been eliminated from the equation to make the wheels turn again. It all leaves the plan of “Negativing the motion → Dissolving LegCo → Re-election after re-election → the stepping down of Carrie Lam” merely as overly positive speculation, probably resulting from their overestimate of CCP's capacity for rational calculation. The Pan-Dems must guard their frontlines and recognise what the biggest threat from Hong Kong to China could be. In this case, should LegCo sessions be disrupted or suspended, the Pan-Dems would have to be well prepared to surmount the expected obstacles and prevent the disqualification crisis 4 years ago—a Catch-22 indeed.

Productive tension from global intervention: Using Laam-chaau against the CCP

What aggravates the CCP the most is the potential threat to Hong Kong’s unique status as the one and only “separate customs territory”. Any miscalculation will compromise its role as the Chinese economy’s “white gloves”. Imagine if CCP were to disqualify all 70 elected lawmakers and convene a meeting north of the Shenzhen River to pass a resolution to Hong Kong’s affairs (much like the Provisional Legislative Council “1.0" in 1997), how great will the shock be in a world with an effective Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act? However hard it is to predict the future one thing is certain: With the US presidential election just around the corner, blows to the separation of powers would not be tolerated, and the West would necessarily effect countermeasures against the Hong Kong government.

Beijing has been relying upon Hong Kong to navigate the international community for decades. While clamping down on the political freedom of the cosmopolitan city, Beijing desires to maintain the financial centre’s economic freedom. Hence, we started lobbying for the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act four years ago, and today we are determined to promote “Laam-chaau” on an international scale.

The will of the voters must be reflected in an election. If a “35+” legislature were to be dismissed and replaced, such flagrant violation of democracy would assuredly cause a greater backlash than the infamous extradition bill. Knowing what the reality ahead of us could be, we have to combine our election and international strategies to oppose the placement of a 35+ LegCo with an “Emergency Legislative Council 2.0”, to advance an international “Laam-chaau” to Hong Kong’s status as “separate customs territory”. Only then will we stand a chance to resist the regime and to realise the five demands.

Adjusting our mindset: Overcoming the “constitutional crisis” to reach a resolution

Upon the realization of the “35+” LegCo, it is expected that the CCP will launch a devastating counterattack. The Pan-Dems should not expect LegCo to run normally; neither can the lawmakers realise their governing blueprints they have for Hong Kong. Rather, candidates will be able to compete against one another with visions of a liberated Hong Kong through popular vote. Bringing this point up has nothing to do with undermining the common goal of reaching a majority in LegCo, but rather channels the battle of LegCo to positive use upon the rule of law’s death and a “constitutional crisis” ahead. Knowing that Hongkongers have nothing to fall back on, all Pan-Dems should not miss the only way to the realization of “35+”.

Thus, be they partisans, nonpartisans, incumbent politicians, amateur politicians, or the civil society as a whole – if we stay in the political discourse of 2016 and continue to perpetuate old stereotypes, that is to deal with the divisions on the pan-democratic camp by favouring the most “local” faction; to consider only resource allocation and self-aggrandizement as the purpose of a LegCo campaign; to ignore how potential lawmakers are fitted to what specific roles; to turn a blind eye to the journey of resistance since last summer (extending indefinitely into the future)—They would lead as astray and cost us lose a precious opportunity for change by winning a 35+ majority.

The extent to which the pan-democrats can stay united in light of the political atmosphere since last summer is another problem that our side must to address. Before the watershed moment of 12th June 2019, many democratic delegates were trapped in the mentality of needing to “preserve people’s livelihood”, “be content of what we have accomplished”, and other strategies that favours stability. As the government refuses to heed to the five demands, whether the democrats, especially those in the functional constituencies, have the political will to go all-in is the real difficult question that confronts us in the upcoming LegCo election.

All in all, if “35+” cannot be realised, it is unsurprising to see LegCo being more heavily suppressed in the next 4 years; even if "35+" is achieved, it is questionable whether the pan-democrats are able to weather multiple attacks, verbal or physical, from the regime (judging from its power in the last four years) and utilise the international Laam-chaau strategy against the displacement of LegCo. Adhering to the motto of “we fight on, each in his own way”, I can only hope that Hongkongers in elections, street confrontations and international front can reconcile with each other, so that we may collectively compel the government to yield to our demands in the next six months. It is only by reaching a resolution before a real constitutional crisis that we can combat the institutional violence of the regime and not be devoured by it.

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