The government will usher in a major reorganization!
In order to improve the quality of governance and boost popular popularity, it is reported that Chief Executive Carrie Lam has finalized that in the "Policy Address" to be released next month, he proposes to study the reorganization of the government structure, the establishment of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, and the dismantling of the Transport and Housing Bureau. It is expected that a specific plan will be put forward at the end of the year or early next year and will be implemented by the next government.
Without the democrats in the Legislative Council, the relevant plan will almost certainly be passed. In other words, the government structure map will be expanded from the current "three departments and 13 bureaus" to "three departments and 15 bureaus" after July 1 next year. ".
Set up the Cultural Bureau to "tell the Chinese story"
A source close to the government said that the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who intends to run for re-election, will publish a "policy address" with "forward-looking and long-term" features. A number of policy measures extend beyond the next government, including research recommendations on restructuring the government.
In response to the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and positioning Hong Kong as a "Chinese-foreign cultural and artistic exchange center", Lam Cheng finalized the establishment of a "Cultural and Tourism Bureau". At present, the cultural policy of the Home Affairs Bureau, the publishing, film and creative industries of the Bureau of Commerce and Economic Development, and the cultural relics conservation work of the Development Bureau are all assigned to be unified and responsible, such as the West Kowloon Cultural District and the Hong Kong Palace Museum, etc., will be restored in the future Bureau control."
The source also pointed out that in addition to promoting Hong Kong’s cultural tourism industry, the new policy bureau actually shoulders the "mission of telling Chinese stories". Under the current national "big foreign propaganda" and the main theme of promoting Chinese culture to Hong Kong youth, The weight of the Bureau of Culture and Tourism should not be underestimated.
Carrie Lam attended the public consultation meeting on the policy address and said that he could consider reorganizing the government structure drastically.
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Lam Cheng: Government reorganization "cannot be avoided"
In addition, in order to improve administrative division of labor and efficiency, Lam Cheng will also propose to separate the Transport and Housing Bureau and put the current transportation and housing policies under one bureau.
As for whether the future Housing Bureau will merge with the current Development Bureau, which is dedicated to land development?
The source said "I have not heard of it."
In other words, the government will add at least two new policy bureaus in the future, and the accountability team will be further expanded.
The last structural change of the government was in 2015, when the Bureau of Innovation and Technology was added.
When Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the "Policy Address" public consultation yesterday (12), she described the government reorganization as "inevitable" in the "Policy Address", referring to the fact that the society has returned to peace and the electoral system is complete, and the Legislative Council is more willing to cooperate with the work of the executive authorities. "It's time to be bold and boldly think about how to reorganize," and mentioned that there is a consensus to set up a special policy bureau to promote cultural work, and it will also strengthen the coordination of land and housing.
In fact, when Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with the DAB last month, she had already made a reorganization plan. She quoted someone suggested to her that the Cultural Affairs Bureau should be established, which can be developed and merged with tourism, but should not be merged with sports affairs of a different nature. The Policy Bureau and the Development Bureau should also be retained.
The current government structure has "three departments and thirteen bureaus", that is, three directors and 13 directors.
The picture shows the first full appearance of Carrie Lam's team in 2017.
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