Weekly Exclusive Selection | Fifty years without changing into the second half, it is better to grasp the future

Entering 2022, Hong Kong is about to usher in the 25th year of the return of sovereignty, and formally enter the mid-term stage of the "50 years of unchanged" promised by the Basic Law.

The past three years have definitely been the key node of "One Country, Two Systems", from being seen as the anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong amendments, to the "Hong Kong National Security Law", which is used to stop violence and chaos, and then to the "patriots ruling Hong Kong by chaos and governance". "" and "Improving the electoral system"-the opening and closing of the times coincides with the great ups and downs of the political order.

Some people are complacent, and more people are discouraged, but in any case, the life will continue. Instead of entangled in the past that cannot be returned, it is better to think about how to participate in a safe future-the so-called "the way of all benefits, keep pace with the times", only Only by taking a positive view and even proactively promoting "changes" can things be "better"; only by doing a good job in "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", solving social problems with effective "governance", using high-quality "democracy" to give full play to Hong Kong's characteristics, Progressive "capitalism" leads the world forward, making Hong Kong truly a successful case in which the country promotes the political concepts of "harmony without difference" and "inclusiveness". Only then can the political mutual trust between the central government and Hong Kong be rebuilt and "one country, two systems" can be achieved. Keep the system alive and create space!

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On New Year’s Eve, President Xi Jinping delivered a 2022 New Year message through China Central Radio and Television and the Internet.

(Xinhua News Agency)

The new term of the Legislative Council should absorb the support of the whole society with its performance

This Monday (January 3), 90 legislator-designates will complete the oath procedure and formally form the new legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Since this general election began to accept nominations, and even as early as when the central government took the initiative to change the Hong Kong electoral system, this Legislative Council was destined to be "littled" by some people in society.

This is because the pan-democrats have bid farewell to the parliamentary line, and the results of the election were not as "splendid" as imagined. The atmosphere in Hong Kong society has undergone drastic changes this year, as can be seen from the low turnout rate in the Legislative Council elections.

The political calm of the society does not mean that all kinds of dissatisfaction with the status quo will disappear quickly; the parliament is dominated by a certain voice, and it does not mean that the parliament does not need to consider the overall interests of others, including others.

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Members of the new Legislative Council need to use their actual performance to absorb the support of the whole society.

(China News Service)

Protecting children becomes child abuse. Social welfare agencies and SWD can't shirk the blame

The staff of Tongleju under the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children was accused of abusing or neglecting to take care of children. Until the end of last month, six staff were prosecuted, and there were at least 20 abused children.

The scandal has been unreported for a long time, reflecting the mutual protection of employees, the negligence of supervision and management of the meeting, and the oversight of the Social Welfare Department.

The incident also proved that it is necessary for the government to legislate on the "crime of no protection".

The scandal caused an uproar in the society. One reason is that child abuse cases occurred in child-protection homes, and the social service organizations to which the homes belong are "time-honored" and are trusted by the outside world.

Second, according to the court, since the beginning of November this year, the child abuse was made public only by the neighbourhood informing the dean.

The dean and the police simply found it inappropriate to check the closed-circuit television, and it should not be difficult to detect the incident.

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The Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children is located in the "Tong Le Ju" facility at 387 Portland Street, Mong Kok. Staff members are suspected of abusing infants and young children.

(Tongleju website picture)

The Triangle of Great Powers in the New Era

Since Nixon’s visit to China successfully led to China and the United States joining forces against the Soviet Union and ultimately changing the international situation, the cooperation and confrontation between major powers has always been the focus of the international relations community.

The American academic and political circles generally believe that since the beginning of the Cold War, the triangular relationship between China, the United States and the Soviet Union (Russia) has always been a connection between the two parties to deal with the other.

Biden has been promoting his alliance policy since he came to power. However, because of conflicts with Russia’s values ​​and more specific issues on the one hand, and on the other side because of concerns about China’s rapid rise and surpassing himself, he has to compete with China. At the same time, he puts China and Russia on the opposite side. .

In the face of such a situation, China and Russia have also moved forward, not to mention the consolidation of bilateral relations, and there is a strong tendency for them to join forces to deal with the United States.

Even the "Global Trends 2040" (Global Trends 2040) of the US intelligence community predicts that China and Russia are likely to remain consistent for a long time in the future.

So, in this new era, how will the relationship between China, the United States and Russia continue to develop?

What kind of thinking and strategies do all parties have?

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Washington policy circles currently generally believe that Russia is a short-term opponent of the West, while China is a long-term threat.

(Getty Images)

Transitional housing four years rugged road participating institutions: can save lives

Transitional houses have put forward many suggestions. From the initial "social housing sharing plan" of renovating old building units to the construction of prefabricated modular houses, rebuilding school buildings, and even renting hotels or guesthouse units, transitional houses will flourish in a few years.

In summary, the number of transitional housing units in the past four years has been increasing, which has become a dawn for many grassroots and others to go upstairs.

However, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as operating organizations, have also admitted that they have encountered many difficulties when working hard to solve the housing problem, such as limited government subsidies, too short lease terms, and insufficient professional knowledge.

Although there are many challenges, there are still NGOs who frankly said that some grassroots have regained their lives in the transition house, and even dispelled the idea of ​​committing suicide. The mission is indescribable, "What we do can really save lives."

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The waiting time for public housing is long, and transitional housing has become a breathing space for the grassroots.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

The enlightenment of Omicron and the fourth needle Is it time to develop a universal vaccine?

With the rapid spread of the new crown pneumonia virus (SARS-Cov-2) variant Omicron, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply in many places around the world.

In addition to tightening social distancing measures again during festivals, many countries have stepped up the third dose of vaccine to deal with it. Last week, Israel took the lead in the fourth injection.

However, when we can already expect that there will be more variants after Omicron and vaccinate the booster again and again at any time, should we start to develop a universal vaccine for new coronary pneumonia?

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In response to the raging Omicron variants, starting from December 31 last year, Israel gave high-risk individuals a fourth dose of vaccine.

(Reuters)

Please pay attention to the 298th "Hong Kong 01" weekly electronic report published on January 3, 2022.

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