[District Council Election] Interview with Liu Zhaojia on Global Times, saying that it is not easy for the opposition to seize power

Politics

Written by: Zheng Baosheng

2019-11-28 18:26

The voter turnout of the district council elections just passed was over 70%, and the non-formalists gained 85% of the elected seats.

"The opposition wants to really seize the SAR governance power through the District Councils," Liu Zhaojia, vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said in an exclusive interview with the Mainland's Global Times.

Refers to the establishment system "representing loyalty to the country"

Liu Zhaojia said that the establishment did not have any demands in this election. "This time, we are fighting unitedly and collectively, showing loyalty to the country." The composition of non-formal candidates is more complicated. Some people have no organization of their own and do not accept the leadership of mainstream non-formalists. "It is just a combination of opportunism based on a common" enemy. "

Liu Zhaojia believes that the formation of the District Councils this time "reflects loyalty to the country." (Profile picture)

The district board's advisory platform alone cannot prevent the government from pushing the policy

He analyzed that it is not so easy for the opposition to really gain the SAR governance power through the district boards. He said that district boards are advisory platforms and have no decision-making power or governance power.

Generally speaking, if the local government ’s policies are opposed by the district council, the government must reconsider whether to proceed, but the decision is still in the hands of the government. As long as the government persists in not meeting their demands, they will not have that energy.

National Education "is a national education"

As for the public opinion that Hong Kong should promote national education, Liu Zhaojia believes that Hong Kong is mainly history education, and hopes that Hong Kong people will learn more about Chinese history, thereby increasing their identity and pride in the country. In addition, I hope that Hong Kong people will know more about the achievements of national development and what kind of opportunities national development can bring to Hong Kong. In essence, national education is actually a kind of national education.

Liu Zhaojia suggested starting from pragmatism and even utilitarianism to let young people in Hong Kong understand that their development opportunities are increasingly coming from the mainland and Asian countries. (Profile picture)

Formal system allows young people to have development opportunities in the Mainland

Liu Zhaojia emphasized that the central government has never wanted to force Hong Kong people to love the Communist Party. This is not the focus of national education and other issues. The central government only requires Hong Kong not to take action and confront the central government, which violates national interests. He believes that in the future, it is necessary to clarify the policy, and also to start from pragmatism and even utilitarianism, so that young people in Hong Kong understand that the development opportunities they want may increasingly come from the mainland and Asian countries.

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