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Legislative Council election lazy bag. 2. How to implement "One Hong Kong, Two Systems" in the "Northern Metropolis"?

2021-12-17T05:22:54.560Z


The general election of the 2021 Legislative Council will be held on Sunday (December 19). Beijing has stated on many occasions that it hopes to select talents and capabilities to promote good governance and good governance in Hong Kong.


The general election of the 2021 Legislative Council will be held on Sunday (December 19). Beijing has stated on many occasions that it hopes to select talents and capabilities to promote good governance and good governance in Hong Kong. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, also proposed that "the capable of governing Hong Kong" Clear requirements.

The "Hong Kong 01" in-depth report team sent a questionnaire to 153 legislative council candidates to understand their understanding of Hong Kong issues and their determination to solve the problems from four levels: the five major livelihoods, land and housing, northern metropolitan area, and political reform. , For the reference of voters.

This is the second in a series of reports on the "Policy Orientation of Legislative Council Candidates", focusing on how to develop the "Northern Metropolis".


The northern metropolitan area is a key area to resolve the deep-seated contradictions in Hong Kong. Beijing's Hong Kong governance system pays great attention to the development concept of candidates for governance of Hong Kong.

(Report on the Development Strategy of the Northern Metropolitan Area)

Legislative Council election lazy bag.

1. What good recipe does the candidate have to "say goodbye to the subdivided housing"?

Beijing pays attention to candidate policy ability

The Chief Executive Carrie Lam presented the "Northern Metropolitan Area Development Strategy" in his last "Policy Address" in early October.

Hong Kong has waited for many years and finally ushered in an opportunity to reverse the traditional reluctance to touch land rights in the New Territories, and it is expected to take this opportunity to solve the deep-seated contradictions that have accumulated since the Hong Kong-British period. Naturally, it has become the focus of Beijing's Hong Kong governance system.

"Hong Kong 01" has always advocated the massive expropriation of brownfield farmland, the comprehensive development of the northern New Territories, and through the reform of the distribution mechanism and the support of industrial policies, the establishment of a "Central Business District" (CBD) that goes hand in hand with the Victoria Harbour Center, and reverse occupation Serious imbalances will ease the pressure of commuting between North and South, strengthen the supply of housing, industry and public service facilities, and further enhance the quality of life of Hong Kong people.

Li Xiaojia, former chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, earlier borrowed the framework of “One Country, Two Systems” and put forward the development concept of “One Hong Kong, Two Systems”. Under "procedural justice," the development of the "Northern Metropolis" will be broken down and the system will embrace "innovative systems" instead of "resisting progress."

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, put forward clear requirements for the "skillful and capable of governing Hong Kong", including the resolution of various contradictions faced by Hong Kong.

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If you don’t have "Lie down, you can win the election"

So, are the 153 candidates currently in the general election of the 7th Legislative Council aware of the importance of the "Northern Metropolis" and can they draw inferences about their specific directions for development?

The "Hong Kong 01" in-depth report team issued a questionnaire to all candidates earlier. As of Monday (December 13), 24 valid responses have been received, of which 9 are from geographical constituencies, 9 are from functional constituencies, and 6 are from elections. Meeting sector.

It is worth mentioning that the five major political parties that shouted for "change" after the turmoil of the self-reflexive amendments did not respond to any candidates except for the Pakatan Harapan Liang Meifen.

Regarding how to loosen the wall for the development of the "Northern Metropolis", so as to abandon some systems that seriously slow down production efficiency and restrict resource allocation, "Father of Lan Kwai Fong" Sheng Zhiwen (Election Committee), Hong Kong's new direction Zhang Xinyu ( New Territories North), Democracy Thoughts Huang Yinghao (Northeast New Territories), Pakatan Harapan Leung (Election Committee), and independent candidate Li Kaxin's replies are the most detailed.

The questionnaire requires candidates to answer within 400 words. The following is the full text response of all interviewees:

The five major political parties that have shouted "changes" since the controversy over the revision of the law, apart from the Pakatan Harapan Leung Mei Fen, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, the Federation of Trade Unions, the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party did not respond to the "Hong Kong 01" policy questionnaire.

Sectors elected by the Election Committee


Sheng Zhiwen:

We need to change the bureaucracy of the land, construction, and urban planning departments.

We need to speed up all infrastructure procedures, such as transportation systems.

We must actively use the "Land Resumption Ordinance" to increase land supply.

We also need to simplify procedures and speed up the approval process.

We must upgrade our systems and digitize everything.

We must look at the land price policy.

Speed ​​up the process, and the price can be agreed without time-consuming.

We need to ensure that the City Planning Board (TPB) and the Planning Department have competent people.

In addition, we need to update the "Town Planning Ordinance" (TPO) because it has not been updated since 2004.

We need to shorten the time for public consultation.

I know this is a complicated problem, but I think there are many creative ways to speed it up.

We can also review the "Buildings Ordinance" to see if there are ways to simplify the procedure.

It is necessary to clarify the role of each department and let everyone know their responsibilities.

If we want to provide decent housing for all citizens, we must speed up.

(We need to change the bureaucracy of the land department, building department and town planning department. We need to speed up all infrastructure procedures like the transport system. We have to actively use the Land Resumption Ordinance in order to increase the land supply. We also need to simplify the procedures and make approval process faster. We have to upgrade our system and digitalize everything. We have to look at the land premium policy. Speed ​​up the process so that it will not take a long time to agree on the price . We need to make sure that there is capable people sitting on the Town Planning Board (TPB) and Plan Department. Also we need to upgrade the Town Planning Ordinance (TPO) as it has not been upgraded since 2004. We need to shorten the public consultation time.I understand it is a complex issue but I think there are a lot of creative ways to move things faster. We can also look at the building ordinance to see if there are ways to simplify it. Clearly define roles of each department so everyone is clear of its responsibility. We must speed things up if we want to have decent housing for all of our citizens.)

The Pakatan Harapan Leung Mei Fen:

In the past few decades, when developing new towns in Hong Kong, it often had to wait for the population to reach a designated number before increasing transportation, infrastructure, and community facilities. Residents who moved in early had to be "crowds", which slowed down the development of the community, such as Tseung Kwan O. Both Maanshan and Maanshan began to develop in the early 1980s, and the railway was not opened to traffic until the early 2000s.

The metropolitan area in the northern New Territories must implement the principle of infrastructure first, attract citizens to move in, and accelerate the formation of vibrant and economically motivated communities.

1. Fully promote the various railway infrastructures listed in the "Northern Metropolis Development Strategy", accelerate the implementation of the "Railway Development Strategy 2014", and improve the railway network in the New Territories and the entire Hong Kong.

2. Implement the principle of "comprehensive planning, infrastructure first", study the construction of a third railway linking Hong Kong's north and south areas, and actively consider the construction of another road infrastructure linking the northeastern New Territories and the urban area.

3. Maintain close contact and communication with the Shenzhen Municipal Government, actively cooperate with the planning work of Luohu, Xinhuanggang Port, and all other ports, and properly implement the "One Location Two Inspections" at each port; discuss with the Guangdong Provincial Government to open up more The port is used for 24-hour customs clearance.

4. Article 40 of the Basic Law protects the legitimate traditional rights and interests of the indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories.

The large-scale development of the New Territories is imminent, and all arrangements for compensation for land resumption must comply with the provisions of Articles 6, 40 and 105 of the Basic Law, and the original residents shall be compensated in accordance with the law.

New Century Forum Ma Fengguo:

In order to speed up the supply of land and houses in the northern metropolitan area, efforts must be made to reduce the land development process, remove the walls and loosen the tie, and shorten the time required for all land development.

Specifically, the technical research required for land development, urban planning procedures, land resumption and compensation, gazetteing, funding, and even construction start procedures need to be accelerated, including the "Urban Planning Ordinance" and other laws on land development, as well as related Statutory procedures and administrative arrangements must be appropriately simplified to expedite land supply. It is also possible to consider integrating different development sites in the northern metropolitan area for comprehensive applications.

In addition, consideration may be given to amending the Land Resumption Ordinance to expand the types of land resumption for public use, to enhance the flexibility of the Ordinance, and to rationalize the amount of compensation for land resumption under different circumstances so that the government can use the Ordinance more actively.

Lin Zhensheng of Liao Lian:

The "Northern Metropolis" is large in scale, with a total area of ​​30,000 hectares. In the future, it can accommodate about 2.5 million people and provide 650,000 jobs. The development of the northern metropolis involves many fields, including housing, industry and commerce, infrastructure and transportation, etc. In order to increase development efficiency, I think the first priority is to design from the top level. When planning the accountability team, the Chief Executive may consider adding the post of Deputy Director, who will be responsible for the overall planning of projects in the "Northern Metropolis" and become the "Northern Metropolis" as soon as possible. Set a specific development blueprint and timetable, and consider appropriately increasing the plot ratio of residential projects in large new development areas, relaxing building height restrictions, and increasing the supply of buildings.

Sun Weiyong:

The "Northern Metropolis" has yet to see specific policies introduced, but it is agreed that in promoting the construction of new towns, the government needs to change some of the existing inefficient systems, such as land resumption regulations, to speed up the use of suitable land.

Lin Zhiyuan:

Effectively implement the "Land Resumption Ordinance", establish a permanent policy bureau and an inter-departmental working group, and expedite the administrative procedures for transforming the land to a mature land.

As for how to develop the "Northern Metropolis", Sheng Zhiwen's answer is the most detailed and comprehensive.

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Regional direct election


Zhang Xinyu, North New Territories:

I think there are three main reasons for the slow progress of the NDAs in the past:

One is a linear process, which cannot be carried out simultaneously. At the beginning, a very detailed plan was made. Public housing was built on that piece of land and a park was built on that piece of land. After planning and consulting, the land was collected. long.

According to statistics from think tanks, it takes an average of 17 years for new development areas after 2000.

The second is the lack of coordination between various departments, each doing its own thing, even duplicating work, duplicating consultation, and low efficiency.

Third, in the process of land resumption, land owners, tenants, and occupiers caused delays in the resumption of land due to dissatisfaction with the compensation arrangements.

I think the construction of the North Metropolis will be accelerated in the future. I have three initiatives:

The first is that the existing model is changed to land acquisition, planning, and construction at the same time, instead of each process having to wait for the end of the previous process to start.

Once the development area is determined, the land will be reclaimed first and the land reserve will be established; the 20+ processes will be integrated into two to three phases.

The second initiative is to set up an inter-departmental New Territories Development Task Force to break down the barriers between departments. The Planning Department, Lands Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department, Environmental Protection Department, and Department of Justice, which are in charge of different parts of development, all work together to solve problems. .

The third is the plan for the development of new development areas. The compensation price for land resumption is the price of the new town development area (Grade A) to improve fairness and reduce the delay caused by land resumption disputes.

Tsang Lai Man, North New Territories:

Basic social identity?

Have it?

I don't know, no one asked me, or mine and them live in two societies?

Wong Ying Hao, Northeast New Territories:

First of all, the system needs to be adjusted to meet future plans.

The current government? There are different departments involved in housing development.

For example, there are many government departments such as the Land Department, the Town Planning Board, and the Planning Department, and they cannot simultaneously perform the approval procedures at the same time. Therefore, the government needs to streamline, approve and implement, and a unified department for one-stop handling of this aspect is necessary. of.

Second, Hong Kong lacks a technology industry policy. In order to increase the attraction and development of the northern metropolitan area, the local area should establish specific technology industry support. For example, Hong Kong has outstanding biotechnology research and development. Antigen testing, etc., these are the world's leading examples of local research and development in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the lack of corresponding policies in Hong Kong has lost many good opportunities for local innovation and technology success.

Moreover, with specific industrial policies, the government can consider granting high-tech enterprises exemptions and land use.

Third, in order to attract talents to the development of the northern metropolitan area, the government can attract overseas students from Hong Kong overseas.

Or the returnees from China are sent to work in the northern capital of Hong Kong.

In addition, in addition to increasing the number of customs clearance and 24-hour customs clearance, Hong Kong can consider non-touch customs clearance to cooperate with local inspections to strengthen the circulation of talents.

Hong Kong should also pay more attention to the places where talents live when retaining talents. For example, the existing innovative rooms are said to be rented too high.

For innovation and technology, we don't have to care about collecting a small amount of rent. On the contrary, we should provide more housing concessions to retain talent.

Lin Suwei, Southeast New Territories:

The development of new towns needs to simplify the planning procedures, emphasize planning justice, give priority to supporting the people's livelihood, and bid farewell to the wasteland bull model.

Lau Cheuk Yu, Southwest New Territories:

There is a serious lack of land supply in Hong Kong, and there is also a lack of long-term land planning. The government should implement the development of the "Northern Metropolis" as soon as possible.

Li Kaxin, Kowloon East:

Jiaxin suggested the establishment of an inter-departmental dedicated agency or statutory organization led by the Deputy Secretary for Administration to plan, make decisions, and implement the "Northern Metropolis." The establishment of an inter-departmental agency will help break the cumbersome administrative procedures between departments.

Jiaxin also believes that the current "Urban Planning Regulations" consultation procedures are duplicated, and proposes to amend the "Urban Planning Regulations" to streamline the procedures and improve the quality and efficiency of public consultation.

Jiaxin proposes to amend the "Town Planning Ordinance", expand the current establishment of the Town Planning Board, and add the "Northern Metropolitan District Planning Committee" under the current mechanism of the Town Planning Board.

The composition and appointment method of the newly established committee are consistent with the current ones. The committee is responsible for handling planning matters within the northern metropolitan area and speeding up the processing procedures.

Chen Jinxiong, Kowloon East:

Optimize the land resumption regulations and change the use of land, and set up a single department to deal with all land resumption matters, so as to avoid hilltopism between departments and slow down the progress.

Frederick Frederick, Kowloon West:

Here comes this conclusion.

The northern metropolitan area is only Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s policy address. The plan is more than 20 years old. The government must provide more information and estimates of expenditure and revenue to allow society to have room for discussion.

Pan Zhuohong, East of Hong Kong Island:

Please take a look at my three articles in Ming Pao's opinion on "Say 10 No to the New Territories North Metropolitan Area".

Zhang Xinyu, who participated in the election of "Hong Kong's New Direction" in North New Territories, advocated using about 300 billion yuan of fiscal reserves to levy waste agricultural land on a large scale.

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Chen Zizhong in the medical and health industry:

The latest policy address proposes to develop the northern metropolitan area, including the large-scale development of Yuen Long and the North District, involving 30,000 hectares of land that can accommodate 2.5 million people.

The new development zone will gather government offices, land for innovation and technology, and residential and leisure facilities.

Recommendations: The biggest problem is traffic congestion. The development of the northern metropolitan area must first open up the infrastructure? There is a complete transportation network and large enterprises are required to station in order to create jobs, so that the citizens of the new development area do not have to rework across regions?; Greater Bay Area Development Department In the general trend, the development of northern Hong Kong can play a role in promoting.

Chen Xiaofeng in the legal profession:

The northern metropolitan area must be destined to position itself well.

According to the country's 14th Five-Year Plan, one of Hong Kong's future positioning is also an international innovation and technology center.

Benchmarking with the International Innovation and Technology Center, in the future, we will introduce the world’s most effective advanced manufacturing companies (such as automobiles, the automotive industry is the most comprehensive and comprehensive in the manufacturing field), chip companies, artificial intelligence companies, and districts in the northern metropolitan area. Blockchain companies, quantum computing laboratories, etc., the first is to realize the industrial transformation of Hong Kong's innovation and technology in industrialization; the second is to provide a lot of new space for the legal industry, especially young lawyers and barristers to expand business opportunities.

Essays and Poems in Education:

Review the current environmental impact assessment regulations to alleviate the current long-term procedures for approving housing construction and the current situation where the raw land has not been matured for more than 10 years.

In addition, in some areas with more developed railways, the plot ratio limit will be revised on a trial basis. The goal is to build public housing and HOS housing with 1.5 to 2 times the current number of public housing floors.

The policy can be extended to the construction of private buildings, but the condition is that at least 40% of the units must be sold as HOS flats with a saleable area of ​​at least 350 square feet to increase incentives for the public to buy.

Pan Wensiyi in the accounting circle:

I support the Government's enforcement of the "Land Resumption Ordinance" and the review of the small house policy to requisition private land for "public purposes", such as the resumption of brownfields in the New Territories to build public housing.

The government can also refer to the vacancy tax policy to target landowners whose land has been vacant for more than a certain period of time to curb speculation by some people.

Weng Jian from the accounting circle:

At present, the northern metropolitan area is still in the conceptual stage, and without a specific blueprint, it is too early to discuss the adjustment of laws and regulations.

Huang Hongtai in the accounting circle:

More land information is needed for analysis before policy is formulated.

(Need more existing land information for analysis before formulating policy)

Ma Yichao in the tourism industry:

It takes time to study.

Business (third) Yan Gang:

Need specific research.

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Source: hk1

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