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Written by: Luo Kunyi
2020-10-24 07:00
Last update date: 2020-10-24 07:00
"You said that we are mysterious and secret, I will tell you in stages now." I heard that the outside world is quite unfamiliar with the Women's Affairs Commission. She has entered the third year as the chairperson. Chen Yuenxian, known as "Sister Xian", smiled and put it out. Good information, ready to explain in detail why the Women's Committee gives the public such a "low-key" feeling.
She did not deny that the Women’s Committee had limited powers. Although she had put forward a lot of opinions to the government, the Hong Kong government "just listened to it," she was quite disappointed, and she even wondered whether she would resign.
Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Chen Yuenxian believes that women are the hardest people in the family. In addition to dealing with daily housework, they must also take care of queuing for masks, buying disinfection supplies, and strengthening home cleaning, etc. "Every kick is not easy." The number of women suffering from depression has increased significantly.
In this regard, the Women’s Committee has proposed specific directions to the Social Welfare and Sanitation and Environment Committee to relieve women’s pressure, but the results have fallen to nothing.
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"People like us have a slightly different idea from the government." Chen Yuenxian said, she is not thinking about danger in times of peace, but "thinking about change in danger." Being conservative is no longer suitable for Hong Kong's changing times. The biggest feeling in the past two years has been to express opinions, but the government " Can't keep up."
She pointed out that "women's affairs are advanced, and domestic work is considered work."
Therefore, the Women's Committee also proposed the establishment of a "carer's allowance" during the consultation on the policy address. She kept reflecting to the authorities and hoped that family work would be recognized.
"Can the Women's Committee participate in the policy formulation at the beginning?" As early as the 1990s, Chen Yuenxian had worked hard to fight for the establishment of the Hong Kong Women's Affairs Committee from the Hong Kong Government, and at the same time asked the Women's Committee to operate independently like a smoking committee.
However, the secretariat of the Women’s Committee is currently under the Bureau of Labor and Welfare. Chen Yuen-han said that the secretariat is "from a civil service structure." It is inevitable that the Women’s Committee, which is a consulting structure, will not do much from the perspective of civil servants.
Last year, Chen Yuenxian invited the current Secretary of Labor and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, to follow the Women’s Committee to a meeting in three districts to discuss whether to allocate space to regional women. But in the end, she "said to do it and did not do it now."
Chen Yuen-han estimated that because the land is under the management of the Home Affairs Bureau, "inter-bureau (cooperation) becomes very troublesome", and "the two secretariats may have different styles", which will eventually slow down the government's administration.
Hong Kong government's women's policy "lags behind", childcare policy "has not passed" for 30 years
What makes Chen Yuenxian feel even more upset is that because the Women’s Committee has no real power at all, the government agencies did not consult the Women’s Committee from "Day 1", but instead discussed with the Women’s Committee after they were "excited". The policy is lacking frontline. When the opinions are released, it seems "off the ground".
According to Chen Wanxian's analysis, compared with other regions, the Hong Kong government's women's policies are seriously "lagging behind". For example, women want to continue to work after marriage, and the governments of the Mainland, Thailand, Taiwan, and Singapore all have policies to help women start businesses.
"Continue to work hard because of character." Chen Yuenxian bluntly said that sometimes she was really disappointed, and even considered whether to resign.
She took 30 years of childcare policy as an example. About 50,000 babies are born in Hong Kong every year. Therefore, childcare services are inadequate for many years and require policy fixes. The Women’s Committee once asked the University of Hong Kong to do research and suggested the community The government has not paid attention to the opinions of nanny and the construction of community care centers.
As a breast cancer survivor, Chen Yuenxian understands the importance of early detection. She pointed out that the national breast cancer test has been advocated for a long time, but the government is also indifferent.
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"I will promote the Women's Affairs Commission to the private sector and go to the 18 districts to introduce the elimination of discrimination against women. The Secretary will listen to the opinions of the district." For Chen Yuen-xian, the work of the Women's Committee, in addition to contacting the grassroots citizens and communicating with each other, keeps her passionate about her work , In fact, it is also a bit of alternative "fun."
She described that she met "very wonderful friends" in the New Territories. Some squires laughed at her and even asked her to "close up".
These men, who are "interesting" in the eyes of Sister Xian, think that the Women's Committee should "close the skin" and "do the canal", and the All-China Women's Federation should also "close the skin". As long as they "give" women more "welfare" enough.
However, Sister Xian believes that it is very difficult to still be able to communicate with each other, and there is still a long way to go to pay attention to women's equal rights.
Finally, I asked whether Carrie Lam, as the first female chief executive, did more in terms of women's equal rights?
Chen Yuenxian pointed out that at the end of the last policy address, Carrie Lam added a paragraph specifically to talk about concerns about women with "She as a Woman".
Therefore, she believes that "women will be more sensitive than men," but Lam must have a deep understanding of women's grassroots conditions before launching a truly feasible policy.
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