【聯署聲明：馬上確認朱凱廸村代表選舉候選人資格】（Please scroll down for english version）
現任立法會議員朱凱廸於11月22日報名參加元朗元崗新村居民代表選舉，至今日（12月1日）仍未被確認候選人資格，期間選舉主任兩次來信查問朱凱廸的政治立場，主要圍繞是否支持香港獨立。
我們認為：
一）村代表選舉的相關法例、《基本法》第104條的人大釋法，以及陳浩天選舉呈請的判詞，都沒有賦權鄉郊代表的選舉主任對參選人進行「政治立場檢查」。
二）選舉主任的書面提問內容是基於完全不合理的「思想警察」原則：一個人要被確認擁護《基本法》，不單自己不能主張香港獨立（朱凱廸已表明不支持），也要公開反對其他人有主張的自由。容許這套原則在香港生根，香港人將失去保持沉默的自由。
我們敦促政府當局停止對各層選舉的參選人進行政治審查和篩選，並馬上確認朱凱廸村代表選舉候選人資格，將選擇的權力還給選民。
發起團體：綠色鄉村約章聯盟
2018年12月1日
參考資料：
1）選舉主任11月26日的第一輪提問，以及朱凱廸11月27日的回覆
2）選舉主任11月28日的追問
3）朱凱廸11月28日的回覆
Joint Statement and Petition: Confirmation of Chu Hoi-dick as Candidate in the Village Representative Election
Sign the petition：https://goo.gl/1vDtvV
The current Legislative Council Member, Chu Hoi-dick, registered as a candidate for the election of the Resident Representative of Yuen Kong San Tsuen in Yuen Long on November 22. As of today (December 1) his candidacy has yet to be confirmed. However, during this period the Returning Officer (RO) sent two letters to Chu Hoi-dick with questions regarding his political position, including whether he supports independence for Hong Kong.
It is our view that:
1) In considering the relevant legislations governing the Village Representative Elections, neither the interpretation by the National People's Congress Standing Committee of Article 104 of the Basic Law, nor the court judgment regarding the election petition by Chan Ho-tin (陳浩天), empowered the RO for the Rural Representative Elections to conduct a "review of political views" of candidates.
2) The RO's written questions are based on the completely unreasonable "mind control" principle, that in order to be accepted as upholding the Basic Law, not only must a candidate have not made any calls for the independence for Hong Kong (Chu Hoi-dick has not made such calls), but s/he is also asked to publicly oppose those who do. If we allow this to take root in Hong Kong, Hong Kong people will not just lose their freedom of thought, but also their freedom to remain silent.
We urge the Government and the election authorities to stop their political screening of candidates for elections at all levels, and immediately confirm the candidacy of Chu Hoi-dick for the Village Representative Election, so as to return the power of choice to the voters.
Initiator of petition: Village Charter Alliance
December 1, 2018