This year's Legislative Council Election Committee has attracted people from different professional backgrounds to participate. One of them is Lin Xiaolu, a senior urban planner who has held many public positions.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", he said that with his working experience in the Antiquities Advisory Committee, the Urban Renewal Authority, etc., combined with professional knowledge, he believes that it will be particularly helpful to solve the housing problem. He hopes that the Legislative Council under the new system can be put down In the past government struggles, the people's livelihood policy was pragmatically promoted.
He said with a smile that when he read Chinese history before, he didn't understand why the "fighting between cattle and Lee" in the Tang Dynasty would lead to the country's subjugation. However, after witnessing Hong Kong's deep political struggle in the past few years, he finally understood and understood the reasons.
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Introduce public housing "pre-purchase rights" so that young people do not have to wait indefinitely
Lin Xiaolu mentioned that land and housing are the most important issue of the people’s livelihood in Hong Kong. It is a consensus of the society and coupled with his professional background. Therefore, the political platform focuses more on land, urban planning and housing as a matter of nature. However, he has been involved in society for more than 40 years. He has great experience in cultural relics conservation, natural ecology, youth work, and literature and art, and he should also pay attention to it in the future.
In terms of people's livelihood policy, Lin Xiaolu proposed the concept of "pre-purchase rights" for public housing, which allows young people to pre-purchase public housing that will be built in 3 to 5 years.
He explained that the "pre-purchase right" is different from public housing, and it is also different from the "rent before buy" that was briefly introduced in the past. It combines home ownership and savings, and participants can use the money for a certain period of time. After purchasing, you can also merge/withdraw from the application after a few years in response to changes in family status (such as marriage).
"There are many details and we can discuss it again, but at least give young people a hope, no longer have to wait indefinitely."
I have rich experience in planning: I know which wall to demolish in the future
As a professional planner with decades of experience and participating in a number of public positions, Lin Xiaolu asked himself that he has more knowledge about land development than most other candidates.
He pointed out that nowadays, people often say that they need to "remove the wall and loosen the tie" to speed up the planning process. He has rich practical experience and knows where to shorten the procedure: "What speed should be removed, which wall should be demolished, and what tie should be loosened. I really Of course, I’m familiar with it. For example, it’s said that Lantau, Japan, has finally received funding for research, but it will take 42 months to do research. If you ask me, I definitely don’t think it will take that long."
He explained that the current practice of government departments is that when the consultants appointed give their opinions, they will be handed over to the government departments for scrutiny. "Departments have different opinions, and the consultants will answer to another department." As a result, they have been walking at the bottom for a long time. , Delaying time, thinking that this culture can be changed.
He pointed out that during the peak housing construction period, there were 121,000 units a year. The government was able to do so, but some procedures continued to extend. "Don’t blame civil servants, because they are all executors within the system, but we have to Think about how this system can compress and change it."
Lin Xiaolu served as the Chairman of the Ancient Advisory Council for 6 years.
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Means that young people must understand the country more from a cultural level
Lin Xiaolu believes that in the past many years, young people have felt the current social atmosphere and lack of awareness and recognition of the country. This may be due to insufficient basic education, or it may be impossible to teach: "Knowing China is not only about the economic level, but also There are many spaces for understanding from the cultural level." He pointed out that one of the key points is how to tell the "Chinese story" well and fundamentally cultivate the new generation's interest in Chinese culture.
The first step is to start with the local "Hong Kong Story".
Lin Xiaolu pointed out that since the 14th Five-Year Plan of the State supports Hong Kong's development as a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries, we should make good use of this opportunity to develop new cultural and artistic industries.
Specifically, he pointed out that many young people now like hiking and love nature. Why not further strengthen their understanding of the flora and fauna on the mountain, starting from telling the "Hong Kong Story", "Hong Kong was once a major player in Southeast Asia. Where are the granite production areas now? There are all stories to tell." Others, such as the conservation of cultural relics and the design of buildings, have stories to discover.
In short, by enhancing the youth's awareness of the things around them, forming a cultural atmosphere and industry, telling a good "Hong Kong story", and then extending it to the history and culture of the motherland.
Inspired by "The Sword of Jade Blood" to study Chinese history
When it comes to national history and culture, Lin Xiaolu took himself as an example, and it was Jin Yong’s martial arts novels that inspired him. Among them, he was particularly impressed with the "Critical Biography of Yuan Chonghuan" after "The Jade Sword". The connection between history, Yuan Chonghuan's character and humiliation. Other novels like Guo Jing (The Legend of the Condor Heroes) and Yang Guo (The Legend of the Condor Heroes), the characters of these classic protagonists all reflect a unique historical background. Reading these historical literature attracted me to continue to follow and read other related historical stories. This is how my interest was cultivated."
When asked about the benefits of studying Chinese history, Lin Xiaolu laughed and pointed out that in recent years, when chatting with close friends, everyone said, "It used to be clear that it would lead to the subjugation of the country if it was not clear to the party. Everyone knows it." .
He said: "When everyone insists that they are right, everything that they think is wrong must be overthrown. If you fight to the end, it will become like this."
He believes that Hong Kong has always been a diversified and tolerant place. "Social problems cannot be solved in a day. Just as everyone might think that conservation and development must be opposed to each other, but in fact they can coexist. All parties have to make a trade-off. Balance. But society must always move forward. It cannot stop because of fear and opposition.” For example, if you want to talk about the conservation of fish ponds and the protection of migratory bird flight routes, you should talk about how to protect them in practice, and where a certain level of design details can be made. Instead of being hysterical when you hear the word "development", you can't move.
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Don't care about the title of "Liang Fan": Focus on the overall interests of Hong Kong
Lin Xiaolu was called a "Liang Fan" because he had supported the former Chief Executive Liang Zhenying's election as the Chief Executive. He responded by saying: "I helped Liang Sheng write the political platform that day. This is an objective fact. The title "Liang Fan" was given by others, but I have helped many people write political platforms. I personally don’t care about these political labels.” He pointed out that now that Hong Kong has entered a new political situation, it is necessary to put aside some of the previous perspectives, and the 40-seat election committee he is running for, It will not be influenced by the interests of any single sector or region, and it can proceed from the overall interests of Hong Kong.
For the list of candidates for the Legislative Council Election Committee, please refer to the "Hong Kong 01" election website.
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