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Written: New Direction HK
2021-04-25 17:55
Last update date: 2021-04-25 23:09
[News background] The government set aside nearly 246 million yuan in this year’s "Budget" to reward more than 4,500 civil servants and one of their relatives and friends to travel. Two people traveling together will receive a maximum of nearly 55,000 yuan in subsidies, and they can leave after the epidemic eases. , The bonus reimbursement deadline has been extended to the end of March next year.
The plan was originally one of the usual reward systems for civil servants, and it was not a "inclusive" policy, but a reward equivalent to a "bonus" nature, aimed at rewarding employees who had performed well in the past two years.
The reward ratio is not high, about 1:40.
However, at this moment, Hong Kong is still in a difficult stage of fighting the epidemic, vaccines are far from widespread, and there is no sign of social and economic recovery in the short term. At the same time, overseas tourism is far away, and the local tourism industry is in a deep winter. .
Under such a general background, the actual effects and implementation methods of the policy are both debatable.
As we all know, under the double blow of the ensuing turmoil in 2019 and the epidemic in 2020, Hong Kong’s economy has already fallen into negative growth, the unemployment rate has soared, the gap between the rich and the poor has further widened, and the tragedy of choosing to commit suicide because of the inability to survive has been heard from time to time. .
Industries such as aviation, tourism, catering, and retail have been stuck in a year-long hardship due to Hong Kong’s delay in "clearing" epidemic cases. Even with government subsidies, they are often in vain.
Many citizens can only rely on irregular odd jobs to find food and clothing, and many people have to "under the bridge" because they can't pay the rent.
Hong Kong's economy has already fallen into negative growth, the unemployment rate has soared, and the gap between the rich and the poor has further widened.
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Under such social reality, to be honest, civil servants, as a relatively stable job, are subjected to "survival pressure" that is far lower than that of other industries.
We understand very well that during the epidemic, civil servants from different government departments participated in the fight against the epidemic day and night. They performed their duties and deserved respect and deserved recognition.
But at this moment, the reward in the form of high-value travel subsidies is not only a bad social perception, but under the premise that the local epidemic has not been "cleared", customs clearance and overseas travel are indefinitely, the reward is likely to continue to be unfulfilled. .
The new direction HK believes that the government should consider more effective ways that can help stimulate the local economy to reward front-line civil servants. At the same time, it should also show the government's determination to share the difficult times with the citizens in a timely manner.
In the tourism industry with 260,000 employees, the government provided only 600 million yuan in bailout funds, and the reserved funds for public travel awards have reached 246 million, which is not a small amount.
If the funds can be used wisely to reward civil servants while creating more local employment opportunities, and finding a way out for those who are already struggling to make ends meet, will it be more appropriate, appropriate, sensible and reasonable?
The new direction HK suggests that during the special period of the epidemic, the government can change its policy implementation method and replace the "Overseas Travel Fund" with "local travel" and "local consumption" lotteries. This not only achieves the purpose of motivating outstanding civil servants, but also stimulates local governments. Consumption, moreover, the struggling local catering and tourism industries provide a new source of living water. Isn’t it "multiple birds with one stone"?
The impact of the epidemic lasted for a year, and the tourism industry recovered indefinitely.
In the tourism industry, which once had 260,000 employees, the relief fund allocated by the government was only 600 million yuan.
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The new direction HK has always advocated a "promising government", and an important part of the "promising government" is to have a "prosperous" civil servant.
After experiencing various disturbances, Hong Kong needs to enter a new era of good governance and good governance. The government and civil servants should also break the inherent mentality of "wage earners": change their governance thinking, be more active, be aware of the people’s sentiments, be brave to change, drastically eliminate fraud and reform, and implement People-oriented", truly serving the citizens, worrying about what the citizens want, thinking about what the citizens think.
Make Hong Kong's development keep up with the times.
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