Sha Banshan's Notes | Why did the three-dynasty veteran Qiu Tenghua repeatedly become the target of small reports by the establishment?

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Written by: Sha Banshan

2021-05-24 07:00

Last update date: 2021-05-24 08:59

Qiu Tenghua, who served successively in the cabinet of Tsang Yinquan, Liang Zhenying, and Lam Cheng, seems to have traveled from Lower Albert Road to the Tamar CGO "Song of Ghosts". He was originally thirsty for talents and should be able to show off his ambition. Sha Banshan continued to smell the wind, Edward was smashed by the establishment, and even the establishment leader Tan Sir originally wanted to be Lu Zhonglian and tried to mediate. Who knows that he eventually joined Qi Qi's complaint. What happened? ?

The endless new crown pneumonia epidemic has caused great suffering for Hong Kong people who love to travel. The "tourism bubble" in Singapore that was launched at the end of the month was once again exploded because of the epidemics in the two places.

Sha Banshan heard that the director of the Bureau for Commerce and Economic Development, Yau Tenghua, has also become a target of institutional criticism. Some people are dissatisfied with the Hong Kong government’s efforts to engage in "tourism bubbles". On the contrary, the most important thing is customs clearance with the Mainland, but there has been no progress. Customs clearance is still ongoing. It's just a slogan.

In fact, the internal system has made minor comments on Qiu Tenghua’s performance. It did not happen on the first day. Two years ago, when the anti-amendment legislation was raging, the Hong Kong Radio Station under the charge of Qiu Tenghua was criticized from time to time for discrediting the police force and "beautifying violence." , Some senior establishment faction recalled that they had opened fire with Qiu Tenghua on the issue of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and even went to Beijing.....

The issue of Hong Kong and Taiwan has always been a hot potato, and there are countless incidents involved in political turmoil. In 1997, Zheng Anguo, the representative of Taiwan’s semi-official organization in Hong Kong, was invited to explain Lee Teng-hui’s "Two-State Theory" and "Headline News" in the "Hong Kong Letters". Being criticized for "yin and yang weirdness." In recent years, English-language reporters asked the WHO about membership in Taiwan. This has caused uproar, and the establishment has repeatedly called for the government to "rectify Hong Kong and Taiwan."

In the eyes of many establishments, Hong Kong and Taiwan are the "official station." They spend 1 billion yuan in public funds every year. They should play a role as a "mouthpiece" instead of "spending government food and pour government rice." Taiwan Charter, editor independence and other reasons have been pushed, especially during the legislative turmoil. The establishment has repeatedly criticized Hong Kong and Taiwan for reporting biased reports and wanton attacks on the government and the police. However, the officials in charge have always responded with official accusations and have not taken any actual actions.

Back to August 2019, Hong Kong is still full of smoke and bullets. Although the government has announced a moratorium on the amendments, it has not been able to stop the demonstrations. All walks of life are concerned about how the incident is "closed".

Sha Banshan listened to the Executive Council luncheon with people from all walks of life that month. Carrie Lam and the accountable officials attended together. During the meeting, someone asked Qiu Tenghua on the same stage: "The Radio Television Hong Kong has done a good job. You are going to do it!" "Unexpectedly, Qiu Tenghua sneered, "I'm a billionaire, you are trying to trouble you." He asked him to approach the Communications Administration and the Director of Broadcasting to deal with it.

One month later, the Hong Kong government held the "Belt and Road" summit forum. Qiu Tenghua was the keynote speaker. A group of people’s congresses and the CPPCC attended. Someone asked Qiu Tenghua to come over to talk about the issue of Hong Kong and Taiwan, but Qiu only repeated his previous arguments. They also asked everyone if they knew how many complaints the "Big Taiwan" received, and then got up and left. The establishment on the table was greatly annoyed.

Someone drafted a joint letter to complain, "In addition to writing to the chief executive, the copy was also sent to Zhang Xiaoming (the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office) and Wang Zhimin (the director of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee)." About 20 people participated in the co-signing.

Sha Banshan learned that after Tan Yaozong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, learned of the incident, he privately approached Qiu Tenghua to calm the turmoil. Think about it.

However, even if the letter of complaint was sent directly to Tamar, according to the insider, Carrie Lam replied about a month later, but only repeated the government's existing position and did not respond to their "suggestion."

Qiu Tenghua.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Two years later, the political environment in Hong Kong has been turned upside down. Issues that I dared not touch in the past seem to be no problem all at once. Don’t you see that Li Baiquan has already taken office in March this year. The "problems" of Hong Kong and Taiwan in the past are no longer there. Reappear.

A senior official bluntly stated to Sha Banshan that the National Security Law not only deterred protesters and opposition groups, but also "courageous" the SAR government's administration, removing many obstacles and difficulties.

However, some people in the political circles have also spoken nicely for Qiu Tenghua, saying that the issue of Hong Kong and Taiwan has always been difficult to deal with, and that if he is careless, he will have the notoriety of "suppressing freedom of the press."

As the saying goes, "The doctors will treat the sick end." Qiu Tenghua has announced the report on the governance and management review of RTHK earlier, and proposed to introduce a new editorial management mechanism. The Director of Broadcasting and the senior staff of RTHK will form an "editing meeting". To ensure that the program meets the requirements of the "Charter" and other requirements, Li Baiquan is probably the doctor in charge of surgery.

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