Some people want to ban Baushan (Box Hill) from flying the Chinese flag.
Box Hill is not Melbourne's largest Chinese district, but it is definitely the most representative.
This, in addition to the streets of Chinese faces and Chinese shops, there is also proof that, together with the Australian flag, the state flag of Victoria, flying the Chinese flag over the Box Hill City Hall!
October 1, to celebrate China's National Day, Box Hill City Hall raised our five-star red flag (actually last year also raised). Looking at that familiar and cordial red, how many Chinese hearts are full of pride and pride!
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It's just, we're happy, and some people don't like it.
Recently, Blair Baker, a city councilor at Whitehorse, proposed a ban on flying the flags of other countries, especially China, at Box Hill City Hall. The reason is that he received a lot of complaints from local residents, and everyone expressed great dissatisfaction with the matter.
The picture shows Senator Blair Bake.
At last week's meeting, Senator Baker asked other members of Parliament, "flying the Chinese flag, what would so many people in our community from TW think?" How do people from Tiibet feel? "
"flying foreign flags is creating discord, which is contrary to our strategic vision of becoming an inclusive community."
"our flagpole should not be a geopolitical showcase."
So Senator Baker wants to pass a ban: whether to fly flags other than the Australian flag, the state flag, and the aboriginal flag, the, Torres Strait Island flag, should be decided by the councillors of the Whitehorse, not by the staff of the council.
Whatever the reason for this Baker MP who wants to ban the flying of the Chinese flag, he clearly doesn't understand one thing: Tiibet and TW are integral parts of Chinese territory! There is no doubt about that!
Australia's government has also recognized the "one China" principle since the Sino-Australian Joint Communique on the Establishment of diplomatic Relations on December 21, 1972.
Of course, other members of Parliament have their own views on Senator Baker's proposal.
Councillor Andrew Davenport agreed.
In order to be inclusive, he said, only those "community owners, not a small number of people," would be able to fly without the consent of a majority of members of Parliament, "he said, adding that only" community owners, not a small number of people, "would be able to fly without the consent of the majority.
However, Mr, Raylene Carr said, "how can this be said to be inclusive if we oppose flying the flags of other countries at special times?"
"people from different countries may feel uncomfortable flying the flag of one country, and I fully understand, and I'm sorry, but I want to say, don't worry about it."
Senator Carr feels that as long as the Australian flag takes precedence, there is no problem flying the flags of other countries.
Another congressman, Tina Liu, said she was opposed to any attempt to split the community or create unrest for the community.
At present, whether to ban the flying of the Chinese flag, there is no conclusion.
I don't know what people think about it.