The Chief Executive and the Hong Kong Government must do a good job in the education of "One Country, Two Systems"

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the Teacher Development Course of the Civil and Social Development Division of the Education Bureau on Thursday (25th) and asked more than 100 teachers, principals and nearly 1,000 online participants on the constitutional status of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law. Teachers give lectures in person, and give an understanding of issues such as "one country, two systems", the government's constitutional position, the relationship between various agencies, and the relationship between the government and society.

Carrie Lam’s speech started with the history of Hong Kong and the course of its return, and then talked about the constitutional order of the Special Administrative Region, the constitutional status of the Chief Executive, and other topics. During the period, she also pointed out that "there will be some misunderstood views in society (in the past)." The general public should re-understand the relationship between "one country" and "two systems" and master the essence of the Basic Law.

Undoubtedly, Hong Kong society has indeed misunderstood the "one country, two systems" vision for many years. Many of them may be based on various historical reasons. At the same time, some of them belong to wishful thinking.

Although the target of the Chief Executive's explanation this time is only teachers of the commune science teacher development course, this is always a good opportunity to make things clear so that the society's understanding of "one country, two systems" can be brought to the fore.

However, in the past, the misunderstanding of Hong Kong people has always been inseparable from the failure of the Hong Kong government to do a good job in education. Even Carrie Lam admitted that "the SAR government and even the education sector to educate the "one country, two systems" relationship is not a good education, so it will happen. These basic principles are addressed.”

Carrie Lam is speaking at the teacher training course

The result of governance is the best educational work

Moreover, leaving aside some misunderstandings about the wishful thinking of "one country, two systems", most people in Hong Kong doubt that it has a lot to do with the performance of the government.

Social recognition and acceptance of the system does not necessarily need to be formed through a one-person-one-vote universal suffrage process. It can also be based on the achievements and recognition of the government's administration.

However, the SAR government has failed to produce substantial results in its administration in the past 24 years, thus proving to the public that "one country, two systems" can really "strive stability and long-term", which is naturally a question that needs to be reflected on itself.

Just as Chief Executive Carrie Lam pointed out in the class that the governor of the colonial era was not elected by one person, one vote, but was directly appointed by the United Kingdom. However, the overall governance of the colony has not experienced much doubt and challenge, even Some people still remember the glorious years of Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s. This explains the relationship between government governance and institutional recognition. It also reflects that some of the doubts about "One Country, Two Systems" stem from the lack of persuasiveness in the administration of the SAR government. Its administration has failed to produce results that will convince the public.

It can be seen that, in addition to implementing the "One Country, Two Systems" education through the existing Civil and Social Development Branch and the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, the government must also resolve various types of deep-seated contradictions and create progress for young people. This is the most effective and important "one country, two systems" education work.

After all, people’s objective understanding is easier to correct, but subjective identity is often the part that makes people think twice.

In the past 24 years, the SAR government has often failed to resolve the deep-seated contradictions in society, and the public has often lost confidence in governance.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Not forgetting that the Chief Executive is also responsible to the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

At the same time, Carrie Lam said in the class that the Chief Executive "is also responsible to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, that is, to the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region." This is also a topic that the Chief Executive should pay more attention to and ignore in the future.

Under the constitutional framework of "One Country, Two Systems", the Chief Executive is "dually responsible" to the Central People’s Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He or she must effectively implement constitutional responsibilities for the former and make the latter, the citizens, feel that he or she truly represents them and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The central government engages in benign interaction, rather than processing the instructions of the central government purely with executive thinking, otherwise the "dual responsibility" will become favoring one and the other.

In an earlier media forum on the policy address, Carrie Lam was asked if Hong Kong people would like to walk with her. She said that the walk is two parties, and if she thinks that her fellow travelers are against national security, she has no choice but to "part ways."

The problem is that as the chief executive of the "dual responsibility", his responsibility is to consciously avoid the occurrence of related situations, and try to prevent the objects of the "dual responsibility" from conflicting with each other, instead of choosing to continue to one side when the two conflicts. Responsible and "parted ways" with the other party.

"One country, two systems" was Deng Xiaoping's method of dealing with Hong Kong issues in the 1980s. It has various flexible arrangements to deal with the future role and development of the city and the SAR in the country.

Next year is the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China and the implementation of "One Country, Two Systems" in Hong Kong. If the government can focus more on the education of "One Country, Two Systems" in the future, it will further deepen the society's understanding of "One Country, Two Systems" by solving social problems and its administrative performance. And identification.

Policy address｜The government should pay attention to the people’s sense of the guild system and the review space for members’ performance. The governance philosophy is more important than the departmental structure.