British British Columbia, local time on Saturday (October 15), ushered in the municipal election voting day, on behalf of the Vancouver to optimize the city's second campaign of the mayor, Ken Sim, defeated other 14 competitors, Became the first Chinese mayor in Vancouver.Shen Guanjian is not only the second generation of Hong Kong immigrants, but also the cousin of Chen Zhisi, a convener before the Hong Kong Executive Council.
Comprehensive Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily and Zhongtong News reported that as of midnight, Shen Guanjian had won more than 48%of the votes to determine the victory.Kennedy Stewart, who ranked second and sought for re -election, received about 32%of the votes and had acknowledged defeat.
The 51 -year -old Shen Guanjian was born and grown up in Vancouver. It is a descendant of Hong Kong immigrants.Before investing in politics, he was an entrepreneur and had a senior accountant qualification.In the municipal election four years ago, Shen Guanjian, who represents the mayor of the party without the party, lost to Stuart with a gap of less than a thousand votes.Today, he has won with an overwhelming advantage, and Bisteut has more than 35,000 votes.
In this year's election campaign, Shen Guanjian highlighted the three major priorities of security, burden, and sustainability in the campaign political platform.Improve the transportation infrastructure in the city and improve the efficiency of the municipal government.
Shen Guanjian expressed his victory on the night of the election. After the Chinese pre -overseas Chinese came here and paid the "head tax" 135 years, Vancouver finally selected the first Chinese mayor.He also said that he would work to build a more inclusive and more powerful Vancouver.
When talking about his own origin, Shen Guanjian said that his parents had a crazy idea in 1967 and gave up everything to immigrate to Vancouver with three children.life.After his parents came to Vancouver, they had to face racial discrimination, finance, and even health issues, but they did not give up.He publicly thanked the parents who had passed away. Because of their sacrifice, he created him now and became the mayor of Vancouver.
Shen Guanjian's father was originally the grandfather of Chen Zhisi, a convener of the Hong Kong Executive Council, Chen Zhisi and Shen Guanjian were cousins.Chen Zhisi revealed to Sing Tao Daily that the uncle had five children, and the first three were born in Hong Kong. Shen Guanjian is the youngest son.
Hong Kong often says that it is established internationally, saying that the story of Hong Kong and Chinese stories, will Chen Zhisi use this to tell the story of Hong Kong?Chen Zhisi laughed that there are many Hong Kong immigrants in Vancouver, and the relationship between the two cities is closely related, and it can indeed strengthen cultural communication and communication.
