Political situation
Written by: Wen Weiguang
2021-05-16 14:26
Last update date: 2021-05-16 14:28
Before Liang Zhenying took office as chief executive in 2012, he proposed the "Five Departments and Fourteen Bureaus" to reorganize the governance structure, but he eventually hit the rocks because of the legislative council.
Zhang Bingliang, the former Secretary for Transport and Housing, said that when he joined the government that year, he was invited to be in charge of housing and land planning policies. In the end, the "demolition of the bureau" failed and changed the scope.
He believes that Hong Kong's political structure is backward, the accountability bureau needs to be reorganized and the Legislative Council should not be too involved in the process.
There is no timetable. Zhang Jianzong said last year that the government concentrated on fighting the epidemic.
Zhang Bingliang pointed out in an interview with the Now TV program that the Legislative Council should not have been involved in the reorganization of too many executive authorities. Dragging those legislative amendments will make the reorganization very difficult, and no matter who serves as the chief executive, it’s better not to be so annoying. It’s better not to reorganize than to reorganize.” He described, “Sometimes the world and the environment change, some New policy areas need to be dealt with.”
Leung Chun-ying proposed the reorganization plan of "Five Divisions and Fourteen Bureaus". In addition to adding two deputy directors, some policy bureaus will also be reorganized, including the Transport and Housing Bureau and the Development Bureau. And housing policies are under the control of a policy bureau.
Liang Zhenying posted on Facebook today (16th) that he agreed with Zhang Bingliang's proposal.
Chen Fan, the current Transport and Housing Bureau, stated in 2018 that the government would consider reorganizing the Transport and Housing Bureau. If the Bureau was successfully "dismantled", he would have more time and energy to focus on housing-related policies. However, at the end of last year, Chief Secretary for Administration Zhang Jian In response to a member's question, Zong renamed that the government needs to fight the epidemic and revitalize the economy. He also pointed out that the reorganization involves amendments to legislation. There is no timetable for this.
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