Hong Kong does not need "loyal waste", Beijing should use talents in an eclectic manner

It's the election season in Hong Kong again. In the next five months, Hong Kong will hold Legislative Council elections and Chief Executive elections one after another.

This is not only a major political event in Hong Kong every few years, but also the first legislative council election and chief executive election after the revision of Hong Kong's electoral system this year.

The election of the Hong Kong Election Commission not long ago has ended. Out of all 1,448 electoral committees, only one is a non-establishment stance toward the center, and the rest are all establishments. Beijing’s control over Hong Kong’s elections and "patriots ruling Hong Kong" are in the election. The seat advantage at the committee level can be described as unprecedented.

It is foreseeable that in the subsequent legislative council elections and chief executive elections, the basic principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" will continue to be strongly implemented, and Hong Kong's political order will tend to be stable and orderly at least in the short term.

The sixth legislative council is coming to an end, and the general election will be held on December 19.

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Although this change will make it difficult for Hong Kong pan-people, Taiwanese society, and Western countries to accept it, from the perspective of political stability and local governance, as long as Hong Kong is recognized as a local special zone under the jurisdiction of China, then today’s change has its inherent implications. logic.

For a long time, Hong Kong has been plagued by ideological tears and disputes between yellow and blue. Distortions of opposition for the sake of opposition are not uncommon, reforms are difficult to implement, and economic and social development has been repeatedly delayed and dragged down.

The reason for this

This type of issue does not mean that there is no need to discuss, but that there should be a reasonable limit, because most of the time such issues are not dominated by Hong Kong as a SAR under the jurisdiction of China. Instead of wasting too much energy and public resources on it, it exacerbated the tearing. It is better to stop at what you can, do what you can, and put more energy and public resources on local governance, which will really improve the lives of Hong Kong people.

In this sense, after the Hong Kong legislative turmoil and the emergence of radical local forces during the district council elections,

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Of course, from a long-term perspective, the revision of the electoral system should be phased. When the time is right, it is expected that there will be an orderly deepening of democracy.

Going back to the next two elections in Hong Kong, since Beijing amended its electoral system to a large extent to transform Hong Kong from chaos to achieve good governance and good governance, so as to ensure that "one country, two systems" continues to be stable and far-reaching under the new situation,

Officials in Beijing’s Hong Kong governance system have long said that "patriots governing Hong Kong" is not a high standard, but a minimum standard of "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong."

If Hong Kong’s politics is to move towards good governance and good governance, and if "One Country, Two Systems" wants to maintain long-term stability and long-term stability, then it is obvious that Beijing should not only adhere to the minimum standards when implementing "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", but should pursue high standards. In addition to loving the country and Hong Kong, it also They must have the ability to govern and have foresight, be able to judge the current situation, be bold in making decisions, and be good at solving all kinds of complex and difficult problems.

Successive SAR governments have different governance problems, which shows that Beijing has obvious shortcomings in the selection of those who govern Hong Kong with both ability and political integrity.

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In May of this year, the author was commenting on the revision of Hong Kong’s electoral system, "Can Hong Kong be as close to good governance and good governance as Singapore?"

"It has been written that if Hong Kong really wants to be as close to good governance as Singapore, there are at least two areas for improvement:

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At that time, the author believed that talents are the key at all times, and no matter how good ideas are, they must be implemented by people.

The late founding prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, once said: "We have used a generation to successfully move from the third world to the first world...To build such a Singapore, we must have the most capable, courageous, and dedicated. Spiritual leaders. We are looking for such talents and entrusting them with important tasks to test them. Only such leaders can maintain economic growth and create good jobs." He believes, "How much development and progress a country can achieve depends on Whether leaders have the ability to innovate, whether they are willing to learn from other peoples' experience, whether they can implement good ideas quickly and resolutely through an efficient public service system, and whether they can convince the majority of citizens that difficult reforms are worthwhile."

Lee Kuan Yew's words have very practical significance for Hong Kong today.

For many years, Hong Kong society has generally believed that the ideological and theoretical level and governance capabilities of Hong Kong government officials and legislators are obviously insufficient and unsatisfactory. "Loyal waste" is indeed an objective fact to a certain extent.

Hong Kong has returned to China for more than 20 years. After several sessions of the SAR government, it has never been able to establish broad credibility in the hearts of Hong Kong people. The recognition of the previous chief executives is obviously lower than that of the British colonial governor Crawford Murray MacLehose. .

During his tenure, the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, implemented a number of policies to improve the living environment of the general public, including planning new towns, launching public housing and implementing nine-year free education and other welfare policies.

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The root cause is that in addition to ideological factors, the most critical factor is that the successive governance teams after the return of Hong Kong lacked highly capable officials like the late former Hong Kong Governor MacLehose.

Stones from other hills, can learn.

During the British colonial period, Hong Kong knew how to appoint capable officials and win the hearts and minds of Hong Kong people through some deeds. So today Beijing governs Hong Kong better than the British Hong Kong government to understand the importance of "good talents make good use of, and those who can live for them."

Especially at the moment when Hong Kong's development is at a critical juncture, as long as it meets the Hong Kong Basic Law and the standards of "Patriots Governing Hong Kong" and truly has the ability to govern, Beijing may wish to recruit with an open attitude of "heroes do not ask where they come from."

Mao Zedong said that after the political line is determined, cadres are the decisive factor.

To some extent, whether Hong Kong’s electoral restructuring will be recognized by Hong Kong society as soon as possible, and whether the deep-seated contradictions in Hong Kong that Beijing has repeatedly said can be resolved, a key factor lies in whether "good talents can be used well and those who are able live in them." Let Hong Kong governors with both ability and political integrity to promote structural reforms, promote social justice, and enable more Hong Kong people to lead a better life.

As Hong Kong enters the election season and the dates for the Legislative Council election and the Chief Executive election are approaching, the importance of this issue has become more prominent.

The governance of Hong Kong over the past 20 years is enough to show that the previous mechanism for selecting and appointing people has long been problematic, and there are obvious shortcomings in the selection of those who have both ability and political integrity. Many people have no political loyalty and lack the courage to solve complex problems. The abilities, cognition and vision are all very insufficient, and the mindset of civil servants and wage earners prevails.

In view of this, in the face of the next Legislative Council elections and chief executive elections, whether it is for the sake of "one country, two systems" to achieve stability and long-term success, or hope that Hong Kong can be governed and prospered as soon as possible, and truly solve the long-standing deep-seated contradictions and win the hearts of Hong Kong people. All Beijing should emancipate their minds, boldly try,