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Lam Cheng is the lecturer of commune science teacher training and emphasizes that universal suffrage is not "the central government owes us to us"

2021-11-25T09:41:55.292Z


The Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a seminar for the Senior High School Civic and Social Development Branch launched by the Education Bureau to share his views on the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Lam Cheng mentioned that some people think that the Basic Law stipulates that Hong Kong will have a universal suffrage chief executive.


The Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a seminar for the Senior High School Civic and Social Development Branch launched by the Education Bureau to share his views on the constitutional order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Carrie Lam mentioned that some people regard the Basic Law stipulating that Hong Kong will have a general election for the chief executive as "the central government owes us". She thinks that the statement is wrong, and reiterated that the governor in the colonial era was not elected by people. He described the new electoral system as the election committee. The increase to 1,500 is an increase in the level of democracy, emphasizing that the nomination of citizens violates the Basic Law, because the Chief Executive is too important and the constitutional order of Hong Kong needs to be supervised by the Chief Executive who is responsible to the Central Government.


A participant asked Lam Cheng whether he thought the re-election term of the Chief Executive could be increased.

Lam Cheng responded that she thought it was unnecessary and mentioned that she was challenged to propose the northern metropolitan area at the end of her term. However, she believes that the SAR government has no party rotation and the policy continuity is very strong, as long as the policy is supported by society. , The next chief executive needs support.

She particularly emphasized that she believes that the housing problem lies in the land problem, and hopes that the government will not suspend housing construction in the future due to short-term fluctuations in property prices and economic counter-cyclical fluctuations.

She finally emphasized: "I think a ten-year tenure is good enough."


Lam Cheng attended the teacher training lecture of the Senior High School Civic and Social Development Division. It was the first time since the reunification that the chief executive directly participated in the teacher training, and he was open to questions after the sharing session.

A teacher in the audience asked Lam Cheng whether he would feel hard and satisfied after finishing the work in his tenure.

Lin solemnly mentioned that he was very worried during the social events, because he believed that "people are most worried about not knowing what will happen afterwards."

She also mentioned that it is very satisfying to successfully promote the policy, so officials should contact more agencies to understand the problem and help solve it.

She mentioned that she visited the Eighth University between July and August this year and heard from the University of Education that they proposed to take the school bus to the CUHK for class for sports activities. She also remembered that the residents of Pak Shek Kok had a demand for an additional MTR station, so she requested the Hong Kong The Railway Research Institute will relocate the sports center of the University of Education near the school site and study the construction of a railway station in the relevant section of Pak Shek Kok.

Carrie Lam pointed out that she hopes teachers will focus more on values, especially the Chinese.

Lin Zheng pointed out that Chinese people attach great importance to family education and virtues, and worry that students are affected by social media and do not attach much importance to traditional values.

(Screenshot of the live broadcast of Radio Hong Kong)

Lin Zheng urges teachers to establish correct values

Lam Cheng said at the meeting that she believes that the establishment of the Civic and Social Development Division is very important. She does not want to criticize the previous general education subjects in particular, but pointed out that this subject has modern national development and international situation, and pointed out that the students need to be internationally competitive in the future.

She also hopes that teachers will focus more on values, especially Chinese values.

Lin Zheng pointed out that Chinese people attach great importance to family education and virtues, and worry that students are affected by social media and do not pay much attention to traditional values. He hopes that they can establish correct values ​​for students.

In his sharing, Lam Cheng mentioned that the Chief Executive has a dual responsibility system. As the head of the entire SAR and the SAR government, the Chief Executive is accountable to the Central People's Government and to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

She said with a smile, "It's funny, everyone may not have a good grasp of this concept so far." Later, she mentioned that she was called the head of the SAR government when she attended the event, and did not mention the identity of the head of the SAR with greater responsibility.

Refers to the Democratic Party’s mention that the nomination of citizens violates the Basic Law

At the meeting, Lam Cheng also mentioned that the Basic Law stipulated that "universal suffrage will eventually be achieved according to the actual situation," and that some people claimed that the chief suffrage of universal suffrage was "the central government owes us".

She also mentioned that the governor of Hong Kong in the colonial era was not elected by the people. The entire government was executive-led and centered around the governor.

She emphasized that a democratic system is not "one size fits all" (suitable for all situations) and needs to depend on social conditions. She pointed out that the Basic Law was promulgated in 1990 and Hong Kong did not have the first direct election until 1992. She believes that the Basic Law is quite forward-looking Sex, stating that "universal suffrage will eventually be reached according to the actual situation."

She mentioned that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress had passed a bold resolution to allow Hong Kong to elect the chief executive by universal election in 2017. She emphasized that the broadly representative nomination committee fully complied with the provisions, but was eventually overthrown by the non-establishment legislature.

Lam Cheng pointed out that the increase in the electoral committee under the new election system to 1,500 members has improved the democratic content, but it has not yet been able to become an election committee.

Lam Cheng emphasized that the nomination of citizens violates the Basic Law, saying that the constitutional order of the Chief Executive is too important and needs to rely on the Chief Executive who is accountable to the Central Committee.

In 2023, a total of 16,000 transitional houses will be completed in China and the former. Chen Fan: Reaching the standard is just around the corner. Liang Zhenying approves the nomination of citizens. Misleading followers: Questioning the power of comprehensive governance. Decentralizing the Citizenship and Social Development Section. Carrie Lam: Saying goodbye to subordinated housing is a long-term vision. Expanding the scope of the anti-bribery regulations affects the constitutional status of the chief executive

Source: hk1

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