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Written by: Zhou Lixi
2021-05-26 07:30
The last update date: 2021-05-26 07:30
The Bauhinia Party, composed of "returnees" from the financial and financial circles, became the focus of political circles after its establishment last year. The most eye-catching target was the 250,000 party members, but it has not seen any major moves in more than a year and remains mysterious in the eyes of the public.
In an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01", the president of the Bauhinia Party, Huang Qiuzhi, said that the party has been established for a short time and hopes to keep a low profile. It is not a mystery. He emphasized that the Bauhinia Party’s philosophy is to provide Hong Kong with a strategy, change existing problems, and rejuvenate Hong Kong. ".
He revealed that a "Bauhinia Think Tank" has been established recently, and he hopes to launch a series of white papers on housing and economic issues in the short term. In the future, he hopes to cooperate with the Hong Kong government to set up a School of Political Administration and cultivate Hong Kong civil servants to be capable of cultural and military skills.
Huang Qiuzhi believes that it is necessary for the Hong Kong government to reform its past governance thinking and to set long-term planning goals. The Bauhinia Party hopes to fight for Hong Kong for 50 more years and make "one country, two systems" unchanged for a hundred years.
Huang Qiuzhi revealed that the Bauhinia Party uses briefing sessions every week to meet with contacts, potential party members, and friends from different quarters.
He described these briefings as very efficient, allowing the people involved "to see with their own eyes where we are."
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Huang Qiuzhi said that the work of the Bauhinia Party involves different levels. First, it must provide good ideas for the Hong Kong government to consider. Therefore, the "Bauhinia Think Tank" has been established recently. It is hoped that a series of white papers will be released in the short term to consider how to deal with issues such as housing and economic development from the top-level design. Especially how to integrate Hong Kong with the economy of the Greater Bay Area.
He said that the think tank is currently small and will continue to actively recruit researchers, scholars, or people with practical experience.
He mentioned that there is a "five-year plan" in China. Hong Kong is in need of long-term planning, because Hong Kong people are now the masters of the country, and the Bauhinia Party hopes to fight for Hong Kong for another 50 years, so that "one country, two systems" will remain unchanged for a hundred years.
The outside world has been paying attention to the development of the Bauhinia Party. Huang Qiuzhi revealed that they are meeting with contacts, potential party members, and friends of different parties every week in the form of introduction meetings. There are dozens of people at a time.
He described these briefing sessions as very efficient, allowing the people concerned to "see with their own eyes where we are" and understand their views on society.
The Bauhinia Party has ambitious goals, but one year has passed, why does it seem that the thunder is loud and the rain is small?
Huang Qiuzhi said frankly that he was deliberately low-key, but party members are actually very active. For example, party members with legal backgrounds hold legal lectures to deconstruct misunderstandings about the Basic Law and what protections Hong Kong people have in the Mainland. Some grassroots members also organize activities in the community.
He explained that the reason for not arranging large-scale media coverage is that we now need to settle down to do practical things instead of out to talk about ideas and propaganda all day. "We want to stand upright. Since we were initially described as "flying to the sky", we should gradually The landed recruiting party members, planning future development, participating in different social activities, and waiting for the entire platform to become more mature in the future, will I meet with you."
The Chief Executive Carrie Lam inspected the site selection of the new Civil Service College on March 24, which coincided with the Bauhinia Party’s wish to jointly organize the Political Administration College to train civil servants.
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Did not dig into the establishment and hope to run the School of Political and Administration by the Hong Kong Government
After the Bauhinia Party came into existence, some comments pointed out that it was to replace the traditional establishment, and some establishments were also unwilling to have too much contact with the Bauhinia Party.
Huang Qiuzhi pointed out that the communication between the Bauhinia Party and various parties is fundamental. As a new party, he must "do his homework" as soon as possible to understand Hong Kong from different levels. He also said that he has established very good relations with many parties.
He emphasized that he did not dig at the establishment, because the Bauhinia Party values unity.
The Bauhinia Party criticizes the government's governance from time to time. Huang Qiuzhi pointed out that the officials who communicated with him are all enthusiastic and hope that Hong Kong is good. They only face the civil service structure and focus on management rather than problem solving culture. It is difficult to change day and night.
He believes that in addition to the need to inject new personnel and new styles in the short and medium term, the Hong Kong Government must also consider how to train civil servants in the long run.
He revealed that one of the projects of the Bauhinia Party is to cooperate with the government and different social organizations to establish a political and administrative college, so as to nurture, recommend and train future Hong Kong civil servants, so that they can "can be civilized and military", improve their administrative ability, and emphasize the need. There is a long-term plan. "The chief executive will be appointed every five years. Will he come again every five years?" He believes that in the next 20 or 30 years, we will rely on a new generation of vigorous civil servants. After the government adopts the previous thinking, it will be impossible to continue the reform.
Huang Qiuzhi laughed and said that he didn't care much about whether a party member became a government official or was elected to the Legislative Council. He believed that several founders would be happy to retire when seeing Hong Kong really changed. "It doesn't matter if you go back to drink red wine or eat afternoon tea." (Photo by Luo Junhao)
Do your best to send people to participate in the election, if there is a change in Hong Kong, I am more willing to retire and drink red wine
Many people are concerned about whether the Bauhinia Party will send people to participate in the election. Huang Qiuzhi has always given the same answer: there is no strategy.
He said that it is difficult to predict whether it has sufficient capacity and resources to deal with it, but the party will do its utmost to work hard in this regard: If feasible, it will nominate party members to participate in the election. On the contrary, it is willing to support anyone to share their ideas in the election.
"What we care about is that the program we propose, what we hope to do for Hong Kong and the changes are implemented, rather than whether we are officials in the government or whether we are members of the Legislative Council. This is for us, especially when we founded In the party, no one has political experience, so if we see Hong Kong really change, we will be happy to retire. It doesn't matter if we return to drink red wine or eat afternoon tea."
Li Shan, chairman of the Bauhinia Party and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was individually received by Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, during the two sessions this year.
Huang Qiuzhi, who once said that he was confident that the Bauhinia Party would be blessed by the Central Committee, believes that since what they are doing is for the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, the Central Government has no reason not to bless, but he emphasized that in the end they still have to be recognized by Hong Kong people, depending on whether they can " Submit homework".
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The FDC stated that 1.03 million people participated, but the police said that the highest peak was 240,000.
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The membership fee of 100 yuan must respect one country, two systems
The Bauhinia Party initially targeted 250,000 members, several times more than the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of the Legislative Council. What are the conditions for joining the Bauhinia Party?
Huang Qiuzhi laughed and said that the membership fee is only 100 yuan per year. Anyone who intends to pay more dues or raise donations is welcome. In terms of philosophy, Huang Qiuzhi said that those with aspirations must first recognize their party platform, recognize that "one country, two systems" is the most important thing, and act to build Hong Kong. "This is a very simple concept. We must take care of Hong Kong. Today's Hong Kong is Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems". You must respect these to build Hong Kong as one member."
Regarding how confident he is that the government will absorb the Bauhinia Party’s suggestions, he asked why not.
"This so-called civil vs. government, or the Legislative Council vs. the government, is a wrong idea." He believes that it is illogical to assume that the government will not listen to opinions. As long as there are good suggestions, there is no reason for the Hong Kong government not to listen. In addition to making recommendations, the party will also take action by recommending people they support to join the government and effectively implement various initiatives.
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Said the Chief Executive the most important to be loved
The chief executive election will be held in March next year. Huang Qiuzhi refused to disclose any thoughts, but believes that the chief executive must be able to communicate with the public, possess international and local perspectives, understand China, and communicate with the central government. The most important thing is to be loved by the public.
When asked whether the chief executive, Carrie Lam, who has a sluggish popularity, is qualified, he called the problem "unfair", saying that the chief executive needs to meet different conditions. Whether the citizens love it is one of the conditions, but the chief executive should meet the greatest common denominator in society. The absolute factor of whether it should be selected.
Today, Hong Kong’s political situation has changed drastically. In addition to the deep-seated contradictions in people’s livelihood, political contradictions are not small. When asked about the issue of "Hong Kong independence" caused by the former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, Huang Qiuzhi did not name him. In that political space, Zhang San will do Zhang San’s work, and Li Si will do Li Si’s work, because the political framework at the time allowed them to do so, but will this be the case if he goes on?" I believe that under the new electoral method, it will be difficult for the future leadership team to "behave themselves" and "organize into small circles."
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