According to the news, the government decided to dissolve more than 1,600 mutual aid committees in stages after review, and some mutual committees must be dissolved before July 1 this year at the earliest.
The chairman of the Tsuen Wan District Council, Chen Wanchen, accepted an inquiry from "Hong Kong 01", stating that the mutual aid committee mainly reflected opinions on environmental hygiene and other areas to the Estate Management Advisory Committee (Village Management Committee), and at the same time mobilized residents to raise funds for charities, saying frankly that "Is the interview (mutual committee) political", and asked: "Every meeting is about people's livelihood. Why don't the government basically reflect opinions and people's livelihood when the government goes to it, should it be banned? I really am not. clear."
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MacLehose promoted the Mutual Aid Committee in the 1970s
Looking at the data, in the 1970s, the British Hong Kong government started to organize mutual aid committees in public housing estates and private residential buildings in 1973 in order to strengthen its governance.
In 1976, the then Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, formally proposed the establishment of a mutual aid committee in the "Policy Address".
The Mutual Aid Committee is changed every three years, and each level of households nominates representatives from each level and then selects the chairman, secretary, and treasurer from each other.
To encourage residents to set up mutual aid committees, the Home Affairs Department provides quarterly subsidies for mutual committees, and the Housing Authority also provides free meeting sites for mutual committees in public housing estates.
According to government information, in order to promote public participation in community affairs, the Home Affairs Department has implemented the Mutual Aid Committee program, describing the Mutual Aid Committee as a voluntary organization composed of residents of the building, so that the residents can build up a spirit of good-neighborliness and mutual assistance, increase their sense of responsibility, and improve the public order, the living environment and the living environment of the building. Management effect, "Mutual aid committees are sufficient to affect the community and personal welfare issues, provide a way for the government and residents to communicate with each other, and provide gatherings for residents to participate in various community activities. As of July 31, 2021 There are a total of 1,663 mutual aid committees spread across all districts in Hong Kong.
Chen Wanchen: MCC reflects the "most personal and local" opinions
Chen Wanchen, who has been involved in the work of the mutual committees and village management committees, has stated that he opposes the relevant measures.
He took public housing mutual committees as an example. The chairpersons of the mutual committees of different blocks of housing estates are all ex officio members of the village management committee of the estate. "Personal, closest to the ground" opinion.
He also pointed out that the mutual committee does not spare any effort to support charitable work. Taking Lei Muk Shue Village as an example, the chairman of the mutual committee often mobilizes residents to raise funds for the hospital and asks, "Is there any function that can be replaced?"
Chen Wanchen pointed out that many "three-no buildings" were unable to form corporations, and the establishment of mutual committees has become a channel to follow up on issues such as building fire protection facilities. If the mutual committees are disbanded, the management of some "three-no buildings" will be greatly affected. problem.
Regarding the doubts, the government disbanded the MCC because it was worried that the democrats would seize the position of the MCC. Chen Wanchen said frankly that "it is political to see how the MCC is involved." Every meeting is also dealing with democratic issues. Asked the other way: "Every meeting is about people's livelihood. Why should the government go to the organizations that basically reflect their opinions and reflect the people's livelihood, should they be banned? I really don't understand."
Yan Wenyu pointed out that the entire region's consulting structure should be reviewed together
Member of the DAB Legislative Council and Kwun Tong District Councillor Yan Wenyu believes that the abolition of the mutual committee will have little impact on the residents. He also pointed out that the function of the mutual committee is very different from the past. It only reflects the opinions of residents to the village management committee, thinking that the relevant work overlaps with district councilors and district committees.
Yan Wenyu believes that the entire regional consultation structure should be reviewed together, including mutual committees, district councils, village management committees, and district committees. After a comprehensive review and consultation, a new mechanism should be formulated. He believes that the current partial review approach is not ideal.
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