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Written by: Commentary Editing Room
2020-10-05 16:30
Last update date: 2020-10-05 16:30
Family tragedies and different suicide cases have been tragic throughout Tin Shui Wai in the 2000s. The first to describe this community as a "tragic city" was also Carrie Lam, then Director of the Social Welfare Department.
Recently, several elementary and middle school students of the "Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group" have attracted widespread attention online, and this city has once again entered the public eye.
The "Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group", a seemingly ordinary regional organization, was founded by Wang Jizu, who is studying in Primary Six, and Zhang Haoting, who is in Secondary Three.
They started to follow up community affairs at a young age, did practical work and did enough homework, including paying attention to community transportation facilities, the problem of screen buildings in the district, setting up street stations from time to time to encourage the neighborhood to reflect their opinions, and meeting with relevant officials with the assistance of district councilors Reflect opinions.
Primary and secondary school students are not sloppy in following up district affairs.
Family tragedies and different suicide cases have been tragic throughout the 2000s in Tin Shui Wai. The first to describe Tin Shui Wai as a "tragic city" was Carrie Lam, then Director of the Social Welfare Department.
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Where to go for the deficient city
In their eyes, Tian Shui Wai is not really sad, but a city of regret. Various livelihood issues need to be followed up and resolved.
During the epidemic, they will distribute masks to the public, and recently they have also paraded the streets with loud voices in their hands, calling on the neighborhood to pay attention to community affairs.
Their every move is worthy of social reflection-is the so-called "community affairs" all right?
Before last year's district council elections, district council seats were generally not as valued as the Legislative Council.
The voter turnout rates of the District Councils in 2015 and 2011 were only 47.01% and 41.49%. Both voter turnout rates were lower than the 58.28% and 53.05% of the 2016 and 2012 Legislative Council elections.
The establishment of the "Snake Zhai Bing Zan" used snake banquets, meals, pies, and pies to attract the elderly and neighbours to vote. This is often seen as the key to controlling district councils in the past.
During the anti-amendment period last year, district council elections were held, and the non-establishment factions only focused on political issues, giving people a sense of despising regional work.
The serious attitude of the "Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group" towards district affairs is undoubtedly worth learning from the already grown-up district board members (or former district board members).
The serious attitude of the "Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group" towards district affairs is undoubtedly worth learning from the already grown-up district board members (or former district board members).
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Who makes the children responsible?
The past social movements inspired this group of children to move towards community affairs and are willing to spend precious time after school to serve the neighborhood.
When the "Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group" was interviewed by "Hong Kong 01", some members were unable to attend because "mother was not allowed".
They are concerned about the food stalls obstructing the street and "successfully striving" for Link to replace the cracked floor of the mall. But at the same time that such a group of children contribute to the community, aren't these jobs also part of the government?
Tin Shui Wai is not only a "city of regret", it is the government's duty to make up for the lack of this city.
The sources of "deficiencies" in Tin Shui Wai are complex, such as the excessive concentration of public housing in the district, the excessive concentration of disadvantaged groups, the lack of job opportunities in the district, the insufficient community facilities, and the residents have to spend a lot of time commuting.
To improve the lives of residents in Tin Shui Wai, the government needs to start with urban planning. For example, it needs to take into account the living facilities in the district at the same time of development, change the current situation of insufficient leisure facilities in the city, or solve the problem of cross-district residents in Tin Shui Wai by building a new commercial core area Employment issues.
The shortcomings of Tin Shui Wai are not only at the district level but also related to urban planning.
As the "Future District Councillors" of the Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group said, Tin Shui Wai is not sad.
In the face of various shortcomings in Tin Shui Wai, the government has always been unable to escape its responsibility.
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