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Written by: Shi Zhongjian
2020-10-29 17:30
Last update date: 2020-10-29 17:36
What is wrong with Hong Kong's governance?
The accountability team is out of touch with the world, the perception of governance has been poor for a long time, the government has rejected opposition, and the civil service team is rigid and conservative.
We must have determined and capable decision-makers, advocates who can speak up about the pros and cons, and governors who use political skills to promote change to resolve all contradictions.
The various problems in Hong Kong can be attributed to the deep-seated contradictions in the city, and the neglected one is the "contradictions between officials and the people": In the eyes of the people, officials will always serve the "central government", but they seem to have forgotten the foundation of governing Hong Kong. It's the people.
In the eyes of the people, officials will always only serve the "central government," but they seem to forget that the foundation of governing Hong Kong lies with the people.
(Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
Since the reunification, the central government has always believed that Hong Kong people "can govern Hong Kong." As long as they have a firm foothold on major issues, they can successfully maintain the "one country" under the central government through the "two systems."
However, in the eyes of the public, the governors of Hong Kong only know how to support or support the central government verbally, but they have not explained the central government’s policy of governing Hong Kong, and have not reflected public opinions to the central government in time.
The establishment is trapped in a complex interest relationship with the pan-people who live and die. Without the pan-people, the establishment is no longer necessary or important; but if it is not opposed to the pan-people, it will appear in their eyes. It will "lost points" and lose the trust of the central government.
The establishment was unwilling to report everything about Hong Kong to the central government and failed to help the central government judge people’s sentiments. In a disguised form, the burden of Hong Kong’s governance was placed on the liaison between the central government and the people of Hong Kong, and public grievances accumulated over the years.
This approach is certainly criticized, and it has also caused the central authorities to lose confidence and patience in the governance class in Hong Kong.
Therefore, last year's anti-regulation incident was only a fuse, causing the people's grievances accumulated over the years to erupt.
To improve people's livelihood and put Hong Kong back on track, not only drastic social and economic reforms are required, but also a new style of governance.
The anti-amendment incident last year was only a fuse, which caused the people's complaints accumulated over the years to erupt.
(Photo by Luo Junhao/Profile Picture)
The prerequisite for reform is to unite all Hong Kong people, regardless of blue, yellow, red or green.
To change Hong Kong and bring "One Country, Two Systems" back to the right track, we must change the governance culture from the bones and implement the first step of reform.
It is necessary to combine rational opposition and institutional members who hate system imbalances to open up a real new path for Hong Kong.
As a group of young political amateurs who are enthusiastic about the future governance of Hong Kong, it is absolutely our duty to speak up at this moment.
What is wrong with Hong Kong's governance?
On the whole, the accountability team is out of touch with the world, the perception of governance has been poor for a long time, the government has rejected opposition, and the civil service team is rigid and conservative. These are all problems.
For a detailed analysis of why the accountability team is out of touch with the world, why large-scale social events have occurred due to long-term poor governance perceptions, and why objections have been shut out, please read the full text of the "Hong Kong 01" weekly electronic journal.
Shi Zhongjian
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The above is an excerpt from the 237th issue of "Hong Kong 01" Weekly (October 27, 2020) "What's wrong with Hong Kong governance?" ". If you want to read the full text, please
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