2024-02-26 11:38:46
Tan Boon Ping became the first “politically influential person” in Singapore after the Foreign Powers Act came into effect. (Photo from Kowloon Chamber of Commerce website)
Chen Wenping, a Singaporean pro-communist Hong Kong businessman who once wrote an article in Ta Kung Pao in support of “improving the electoral system” and was interviewed by Wen Wei Po in favor of the National Security Law and Article 23, was officially recognized by the Singapore government as a “politically influential person” today (26th) “(politically significant person), which is equivalent to an agent of a foreign power, means that he must declare to the Singapore government every year any political donations exceeding 10,000 Singapore dollars (approximately HK$58,000), as well as all relationships with or income from foreign institutions. Immigration benefits.
Chen Wenping, 59, was born in Hong Kong. According to his interview with Wen Wei PoaccessAccording to the content, he lived in a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei when he was a child. He left Hong Kong at the age of 26, shortly before the handover of Hong Kong’s sovereignty in 1997, and settled in Singapore. He serves as the president of the Singapore-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and expresses political opinions from time to time in this capacity. For example, in 2021, he wrote an article supporting “improving the electoral system” and criticizing Hong Kong people for “unconsciously becoming fully politicized in the fight for so-called democracy, freedom and true universal suffrage” after the return. , and began to embark on the path of destruction, in which democracy is overestimated, people’s livelihood is constantly quarreled, and self-depletion.”
He once lent a bar to Hong Kong’s “Blue Silk” and was warned
In an interview with “Wen Wei Po” in 2022, he expressed his support for the National Security Law, pointing out that “In Hong Kong before the National Security Law, some people thought that crime was zero-cost, like a hundred cars illegally parking collectively, even the road was blocked, and law enforcement was It will be difficult to impose punishment.” He believes that the national security law is to bring order to things and reverse an abnormal situation, and hopes that the new SAR government can fulfill its constitutional responsibilities and legislate Article 23 of the Basic Law.
Chen Wenping, who left Hong Kong before Hong Kong’s sovereignty was transferred to the Chinese Communist Party in 1997, often made pro-Beijing remarks. (facebook picture)
Chen Wenping resigned as president of the Singapore-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce at the beginning of this month, but he is also the president of the Kowloon Association, handling immigration affairs, and his private business is mainly real estate.According to Lianhe Zaobao earliernews coverage, Chen Wenping was severely warned by the Singapore government in 2019 for violating the Public Order Act. At that time, he lent a bar to the famous Hong Kong “Blue Silk” Yang Guanhua, the host of the “Huaji Positive Energy” channel. At that time, Yang Guanhua held an unauthorized gathering in the bar and “invited the public to discuss the situation in Hong Kong” and was detained by the Singapore authorities. Deported after investigation.
The law came into effect two months ago
The Singapore government announced on the 2nd of this month that it intends to classify Chen Wenping as a “politically influential person” and allow him to present a defense. Today, the Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore has made a final decision, stating that because the activities organized by Chen Wenping all reveal strong political intentions, in accordance with the country’s Prevention of External Interference Act and for the sake of Singapore’s public interest, Chen Wenping will be officially classified as “politically influential” “Stronger” became the first case in Singapore.
Chen Wenping still has the right to appeal. The media inquired about his intention but received no response. The relevant legislation only came into effect at the end of last year, and the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the legislation and related reporting measures were intended to assist the government in detecting foreign interference. According to the Act, in order to prevent any person or organization from being manipulated and becoming a local agent for external forces to interfere in Singapore’s internal affairs, the authorities can classify people who are directly involved in Singaporean politics as “politically influential persons” and subject them to control.
Chen Wenping is involved in social and commercial affairs in Singapore. The picture shows him attending an event as the president of the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce. (Photo from Kowloon Chamber of Commerce website)
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