African Nationhood

Chapter 425 Central Council

On July 1904, 7, the city of Pretoria was decorated with lights and colors, and the atmosphere was very festive.

Today is the day of the opening ceremony of the Central Parliament of the South China Dominion. Central MPs arrived in a carriage on Church Street, the former Federal Parliament Hall.

This place has been renamed South China Central Parliament.

The main venue of the parliament was filled with red and colorful decorations, and the "Royal Fireworks March" was playing on the electric speakers. The members felt the relaxation brought by the soft music while marching.

After all the members entered the Federal Assembly and took their seats, everyone discovered that there were still empty seats on the rostrum in the Assembly Hall.

When the jingling bell rang, the meeting hall fell into silence, and everyone looked at the entrance.

The music in the electric speaker was changed to the soft and festive "Backgammon", and the Central Committee members were very curious about this novel and melodious music.

Then a tall, tall, mature and handsome man appeared at the entrance of the meeting hall.

The electric horn in the venue sounded in time: "Now let us welcome our beloved Chairman Shi to the Central Parliament with warm applause."

Following the reminder from the electric horn, all the Central Committee members present stood up and burst into thunderous applause.

“Now let’s carry out the first agenda item of the Central Parliament, which is to elect the chairpersons of the committees of the Central Parliament.

As soon as he finished speaking, the applause in the venue became even more enthusiastic. Many people’s palms turned red and they refused to stop applauding.

The congressmen became even more excited, and many congressmen were moved to tears.

However, this did not prevent him from expressing his attitude to Chairman Shi. He walked slowly to the speaker's seat in front of the rostrum. He spoke in English, and the human voice from the electric horn acted as an interpreter.

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When a group of leaders came to the side of Chairman Shi, they stood still one after another.

Chairman Shi walked to the center of the rostrum and stood there, waving to the Central Council members in the audience. When he waved, he still did not forget to smile.

The audience burst into applause, and then the applause stopped.

The electronic speaker continued to speak: "Next, we continue to welcome Paul Kruger, Speaker of the Central Parliament, Tie Lan, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Prime Minister Ouyang Geng, Cai Shaoji, Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, Shi Jinyong, First Deputy Prime Minister, and Ma Tius Stein and other national leaders entered the venue."

Then, under the leadership of Chairman Shi, the leaders took their seats one by one.

"Here, I would like to ask our respected Chairman Shi to declare the 'official opening of the first public meeting of the Central Parliament.'"

"Good morning to the distinguished Chairman Shi, the respected Speaker Kruger, the respected Chairman Tie, the respected Prime Minister Ouyang, the respected Deputy Secretary-General Cai, the respected Deputy Prime Minister Shi, and all the Central Committee members."

Shi Jintang straightened up and announced loudly with the microphone in front of him: "I declare the opening of the first meeting of the Central Council of the South China Dominion!"

Matius Stein was wearing a black August 1st style costume today. His bloated figure was not suitable for such a slim-fitting costume.

Hong Ye has never seen such an exciting scene. Now she just wants to thank Chairman Shi. Under the governance of Chairman Shi, Nanhua has fulfilled her life.

After all the leaders took their seats, the music stopped and the electric loudspeaker announced, "We would like to ask the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Matius Sta, to serve as the host of the conference."

She loves this land even more deeply and is even more grateful to Chairman Shi.

Shi Jintang lowered his gesture and the congressmen stopped applauding.

With the announcement of the electronic loudspeaker, leaders entered the federal parliament hall one by one. The MPs on the scene applauded non-stop, and the leaders also smiled at the central MPs.

Before electing the chairman, we need to divide the 500 members of the parliament into 12 committees. These 12 committees correspond to the 12 departments of the cabinet.

They are the Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Committee, the Human Resources Committee, the Finance Committee...

All Central Council members have industry attributes when they become members, so you can choose to join the committee that corresponds to your industry attributes. After the grouping is completed, everyone gets acquainted with the members of their respective committees, and then comes the group discussion stage of each committee.

Except for the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forestry and Fisheries Committee and the Land and Resources Committee, the other ten committees need to elect a chairman. The ten chairman and chairman and deputy speakers will form the standing body of the Central Parliament.

The chairman, deputy chairman and ten chairman of the board of directors will form a corresponding supervisory relationship with the corresponding departments of the cabinet.

If there are any mistakes in cabinet departments, the chairman, deputy speaker and chairman will have the right to hold the leaders of the corresponding departments accountable on behalf of their respective committees. "

After hearing the deputy speaker's explanation, all the central members understood that their right of supervision and accountability was actually realized in this way.

"Okay, the branch rooms of each committee are not in the main venue. You can go to the branch room next to it to participate in group discussions."

Central MPs were led by venue staff to the sub-meeting rooms of each committee.

Hong Ye is from the textile industry and she is going to the Industrial and Commercial Committee, while Salina is going to the Culture and Education Committee.

Zhao Mingtang is going to the Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Committee...

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When the Central Committee members left, Shi Jintang and others also stood up to leave.

This time, they only attended the opening ceremony to support the occasion. The actual matters were handled by the two Speakers, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.

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Because the Central Parliament has a one-month session period, all parliamentary affairs are carried out in segments.

First, the Central Congress determined that the national flag of the South China Autonomous Territory is the dragon and lion flag. The entire flag is rectangular with a length-to-width ratio of 3:2.

The background color of the entire flag is red. Southern Africa belongs to fire in the south of the world. The red background also represents the blood heritage of the people of South China.

In the upper left corner is a white Huabiao Pillar, with a two-headed lion with a golden dragon's body hovering above it. The two lion heads stand on the cloud plate of the Huabiao Pillar, looking to the east and west.

The two-headed lion represents South China, which spans two oceans and is a maritime country.

The Huabiao pillar represents the cultural heritage of China, and the dragon body represents Nanhua, with Chinese as the main body.

In addition, the lion is powerful and majestic and is also the most representative animal in southern Africa. It can well represent the national characteristics of South China.

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The Central Council determined that the national emblem of the South China Kingdom is a golden dragon body and a two-headed lion on a white Chinese watch column surrounded by gears, wheat ears and pasture.

The ears of wheat, grass, and gears are orange, and the base and hanging ribbons inside the ring are red.

The two colors of yellow and red are traditional colors symbolizing auspiciousness and joy in Chinese civilization.

The gears, grass, and wheat ears symbolize the industrial country of South China based on agriculture and animal husbandry. The Chinese column and the dragon body represent the Chinese heritage, and the two-headed lion represents the care of the two oceans.

The Central Parliament determined Pretoria to be the capital of the South China Autonomous Territory and renamed Pretoria Hanking.

The Central Assembly establishes a five-year term for the chairman, deputy chairman, chairman, and members.

The Central Parliament determined that Chinese is the first official language of the South China Autonomous Territory and English is the second official language.

(End of this chapter)