Recently, there have been many "second anniversary" commemorative anti-revision riots.
The boiling streets two years ago have returned to calm, but Hong Kong is still undercurrents.
As the philosopher Hegel said: "History is a pile of ashes, but there is residual warmth in the ashes." Under the double attack of the epidemic and political turmoil, the fundamentals of Hong Kong's political and economic contradictions have not changed, and the class problem has continued to worsen.
Although society is generally calm on the surface, the hearts of the people in Hong Kong are still turbulent.
Chinese people often say that treating the disease before it occurs, and preventing it before it happens, at this moment of peace, it is time to be prepared for danger, to dismantle the fundamental contradictions, and to prevent the resurgence of social movements and make a comeback.
In the past decade, social movements have continued, and the public has lost confidence in governance.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
In dealing with the current problems of social instability, we must think about the ins and outs of these problems.
Vice Premier of the State Council Han Zheng and Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong have mentioned in many conversations that Hong Kong’s top priority is to resolve housing problems so that Hong Kong people can live in a dignified environment and find higher channels and channels. method.
In addition, there are individual voices who said that the source of Hong Kong's public grievance is the problem of identity, the resistance of Hong Kong people to the Central Committee, and the attitude of distinguishing themselves from the country and mainland compatriots on their own identity.
The author believes that whether it is identity politics or cultural generation gap, the roots of the extreme local thinking that has emerged in Hong Kong in the past decade cannot be separated from social, economic and resource issues.
Shi Zhongjian will explore the roots of this article and try to demonstrate this conclusion, so as to clarify how to resolve social and economic contradictions and at the same time deal with issues arising from identity and value conflicts.
Shi Zhongjian,
a group of
post-90s
who are
hopeful
about Hong Kong's future, believe that Hong Kong must fundamentally improve its governance in order to maintain its unique position in global politics and the rise of China, and put "One Country, Two Systems" back on track.
For details, please read the 276th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (August 2, 2021) "
Discussing the Future of Governance from the Evolution of Social Disturbance in Hong Kong after the Handover
".
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