Throughout the 2010s, the Legislative Council had a serious trend of ideology overriding policy debates, which indirectly caused many district councillors of various political parties to believe that as long as they can successfully "develop their stance" and demonstrate their position, they can be regarded as an explanation to the public. .
In addition, the district councilors are good, and the people in the constituency are good. Under all kinds of problems and institutional obstacles, they continue to accumulate complaints against the government, resulting in a malformed regional political participation trend that takes a stand first and underestimates hard work.
In this environment, the more congressmen "curse" the officials, the more powerful they seem to be.
In the eyes of many citizens, the district councilor’s office is the easiest channel to reach the citizens in the political hierarchy, and many representatives have chosen to use verbal abuse and targeted language as a means of confirming their own functions and values.
After the anti-revision movement in 2019, the above problems have only become more serious. Many district councils have experienced serious politicization and polarization, which is of no benefit to the implementation of an effective policy of benefiting the people.
District council meetings have become a "closed-door show" expressed by different political parties and political views, making it difficult for the government to reach out to real public opinion, and causing the relationship between district councilors and the government to become a fire and water, severely undermining mutual trust between the two.
It is precisely because of this that many voices have stated that the SAR government must "depoliticize" the district councils.
However, after the wave of resignation and dequalification (DQ), are the district councils "depoliticized"?
In fact, rather than blindly pursuing the "depoliticization" of district councils, the government is not as true as it is to draw a clear line of boundaries and bottom lines-there can be politics in district councils and "political pluralism" can be accommodated, but these political expressions are limited by the powers and responsibilities of members , Should not overstep the level of regional governance...
Shi Zhongjian,
a group of
post-90s
who have hope for the future of Hong Kong, 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.
The series of comments on district governance will be published this week:
District governance.
One｜Avoid bureaucratic overlaps and build up a "district governance" team
District governance.
Two | Depoliticization of District Councils Must Prescribe the Right Remedy
District governance.
Three｜Provide channels to participate in community building to restore youth's confidence in the system
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Reforming Regional Governance to Promote Good Governance
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