2015年CRI 香港政治改革向立法会提交

 

According to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, the proposals tabled to the Legislative² Council will be unchanged from those unveiled in April.

"We are going to submit the proposal on June 17th for deliberation and vote. The government still has two weeks to continue our endeavor to get the support from 70 lawmakers at the Legislative Council."

According to the procedure, the Legislative Council needs to be informed of the proposal 12 clear days before the meeting.

It is expected to take another two or three days for debate on the plan before the vote.

The vice-chairman of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies Lau Siu-kai remain pessimistic about the passage of the bill as some lawmakers have repeatedly vowed³ to veto it.

"Anything could happen in politics. I am reserved that some lawmakers would change their mind the last minute after balancing the short and long term pros⁴ and cons¹.

The central government is hoping to have channels to communicate and work with the opposition⁵ even if the reform cannot be passed. They hope the political situation in Hong Kong could be improved."

Chief Executive CY Leung has again called on both lawmakers and citizens to make rational choices.

"I hope every one could be calm and objective to make rational choices based on the facts and laws.

The common appeals in politics, economy and livelihood⁶ cannot be ignored. We are at a critical moment in our democratic development."

He has reiterated⁷ that civic⁸ nomination⁹ is inconsistent with the Basic Law and that only a nominating committee has the power to put forward a candidate for the Chief Executive election.

He has also stressed that the central government will not give way on the reform package for the 2017 election.

It requires two thirds of votes to pass the proposal, which means that 47 out of 70 lawmakers at the Legislative Council.

It is speculated that four or five votes short to pass the reform plan at the moment.

For CRI, this is Li Jing in Hong Kong.

1 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

3 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

4 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

7 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

8 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

9 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。