Politics
Written by: Zheng Rongdi
2020-02-14 10:05
Last updated: 2020-02-14 10:05The central authority in charge of Hong Kong and Macao affairs has again undergone major changes. The State Council announced yesterday (13th) that Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also served as director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council.
Liu Zhaojia, deputy chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, estimated that the central government may increase the "united front" in Hong Kong, and more "moderate and pragmatic" middle classes will become the target of the united front. He believes that there are still many middle-class people who are pragmatic and "know that Hong Kong's future lies in the close cooperation between Hong Kong and the Mainland."
Liu Zhaojia also does not consider this personnel change to be "accountable" to Zhang Xiaoming, only that the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office has been upgraded to become a working agency leading Hong Kong and Macao affairs. "At the same time, Zhang Xiaoming has not been promoted along with it." He said that the central government intends to arrange for more political status. People lead the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, but Zhang Xiaoming is not a suitable candidate for the central government.
Liu Zhaojia, Vice Chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association. (Photo by Deng Qianying)
Liu: Personnel changes are a natural development and implement the new policies of the Fourth Plenum of Hong Kong and Macau
When Liu Zhaojia, the vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, accepted an interview with the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" this morning (14th), he described the personnel change of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office as "natural development." Subsequent structural restructuring or personnel changes to implement the new policy in response to the severe political situation was expected.
He believes that the current political situation in Hong Kong involves the involvement of foreign forces from China and the United States. Hong Kong is already a matter at the national level and must be dealt with in new ways. This time the reorganization strengthens the central government's leadership over the Hong Kong and Macao system. In the future, the Hong Kong and Macao system will strengthen cooperation with patriotic forces. It is hoped that in the future, it can control and even reverse the political situation in Hong Kong.
Liu Zhaojia does not consider this personnel change to be an accountability to Zhang Xiaoming. "The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office has been upgraded to become a working organization that leads Hong Kong and Macao affairs. At the same time, Zhang Xiaoming has not been upgraded." But Zhang is not the right person in the eyes of the central government.
"Xia Baolong can implement the policy towards Hong Kong without hesitation"
He said that in order to cope with the invasion of opposition forces inside and outside Hong Kong, the governance model in the future may be responded by a new governance force composed of the SAR government and patriotic forces. He also pointed out that the Central Committee chose Xia Baolong because he was able to carry out the central government's policy on Hong Kong without hesitation, and that he had no personnel interests in Hong Kong, so he could take national interests as the priority.
Liu estimates that changes in the central united front's approach may not increase the scope of the united front, including the more moderate and pragmatic middle class will become the target of the united front, so that the central government has a more solid foundation of social support in Hong Kong to deal with opposition forces. Liu explained that the middle class itself is a very differentiated group. "Many middle-class people have more radical ideas and many mass movements are motivated to participate in them. However, many middle-class people still have a pragmatic attitude and know that Hong Kong's future lies in Hong Kong and Can the Mainland cooperate closely? "
He also said that the ability and prestige of the Hong Kong Government alone today may not be sufficient to cope with the situation in Hong Kong. Under the guidance of the Central Government, the SAR Government will have sufficient prestige to control the situation in Hong Kong.
The picture shows the third meeting of AsiaInfo NGO Forum held in December last year. Xia Baolong spoke at the opening ceremony as the chairman of the meeting. (China News Agency)
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