Politics
Written by: Lin Jian
2020-03-06 07:00
Last updated: 2020-03-06 07:00Thousands of Hong Kong people were stranded in Hubei under a new coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic. The SAR Government dispatched the first batch of 4 charter flights to Wuhan to pick up Hong Kong residents on Wednesday and Thursday. The delegation was led by Nie Dequan, director of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. Nie Dequan is the first director of the "dangerous situation" since the outbreak of the epidemic, and requires "two in and two out" high-risk locations.
If there is danger, it will be organic. Since Nie Dequan took office, his "presence" has not been strong. This time, as the "head" to coordinate the transfer of Hong Kong people, this is a good opportunity to show his ability and earn popular hearts. In the future, I have the opportunity to be promoted to the Chief Secretary for Administration. This task can be regarded as his "heartbeat".
The head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, Nie Dequan (first from left), originally lacked a performance stage after the political reform was suspended. (Profile picture)
Political reform "frozen"
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, as its name suggests, has two major responsibilities. One is the local political system, and the other is the relationship with the Mainland. Its departments include the Economic and Trade Offices, Beijing Offices, the Office of Elections, Equal Opportunities, Personal Data Privacy Commissioner's Office. Politically, the local political community is most concerned about the development of the political system. However, due to the sensitive and hot issues of political reform, the main officials are likely to "hit the arrow." "Bullseye" has been criticized for being too official, and the image of the "human flare recorder" has not been completely polished yet. Therefore, in the political reform, it is expected that there will be more "belief" than halo.
Furthermore, limited by the 8.31 framework of the National People's Congress and the predicament of democratic parties insisting on "true universal suffrage", the issue of political reform has basically been "frozen." "Stage. Looking around Nie Dequan since he took office, the exposure rate is not high among the directors. The most important task is to deal with matters related to the National Anthem Law, but after all, the National Anthem Law involves the sensitive position of Beijing and Hong Kong politics. Of course, Nie Dequan does not want to be high-profile, let alone strive for performance.
During the storm of amending the law last year, Nie Dequan's exposures were not too many, but two unbelievable "bombs" burst out. For the first time, he updated his interest declaration in October last year. His family purchased two uncompleted properties in Sham Shui Po District in September and was accused of "stealth" before buying the policy address. Nie Dequan later argued that he had not participated in the transaction; The second time, after attending the event in Tsing Yi on September 22 last year, his car was surrounded by demonstrators and thrown away debris. He was unable to leave for a while and became the focus news of the day. In short, neither of the two major exposures is a good thing.
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The Hong Kong government dispatched a plane to take back the people of Wuhan. The departments involved were the Food and Health Bureau, the Security Bureau, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, and Nie Dequan (middle) as the head. (Zhongtong News Agency)
The current government has entered the stage of "strengthening" for those who want to stay in the second half
A sudden epidemic tide set up a stage for Nie Dequan's official career. In theory, picking up Hong Kong people to the affected areas in the Mainland is very complicated. The departments that may be involved are the Food and Health Bureau, the Security Bureau, the Constitutional Affairs and the Mainland Affairs Bureau. Eventually, Nie Dequan was the head of the group. It is a certainty that he is also the one who "sucks" in front of the camera.
Although the Economic and Trade Office in Wuhan belongs to the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau and the operation involves the Mainland, the whole thing is a public health incident. It also makes sense to be led by officials from the Food and Health Bureau or the Security Bureau. The second time to receive the Hong Kong residents of the Diamond Princess was also led by the Deputy Director of Security Bureau, Zhi Guang, and the Director of Immigration, Zeng Guowei. This time, the "Head of the Three Ears" carried the banner and entered the epidemic area in two.
So far, there has been no apparent "dumping" in picking up and dropping off Hong Kong people. When Nie Dequan met with reporters on several occasions, the response was still decent. Details about the numbers, identities, and the reasons for the decrease in the number of people who have carried Hong Kong people can be explained on their own initiative, without waiting for reporters to "press questions."
The term of the current government has already passed half. In view of the long-term bottom of the Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e, the political community generally believes that even if she can complete her term, there is little chance of being "blessed" by Beijing. The focus of the outside world is whether the principal officials of the current government need a "big shift", and which ones have better images and can stay in the next government or even higher. If you want to postpone or have more developers, now is the time to "strengthen" for performance. Through this shuttle mission, Nie Dequan shot a political "immunization shot." Will the distance from the position of the Chief Secretary for Administration be closer?
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