The absurd administration of the special zone

When the mutant virus Omicron was on the rise, Hong Weimin, a representative of the Hong Kong People's Congress, held a birthday party for 100 people on Monday (3rd). In the end, more than a dozen high-level officials of the SAR government were revealed to have attended the congratulations because a party participant was diagnosed with the disease.

Among them are not only the officials responsible for accountability such as Secretary for Home Affairs Xu Yingwei, but also senior officials of the disciplined services such as Commissioner of Police Siu Chak-yi, Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Bai Yunliu, and 19 members of the Legislative Council as attendees of the birthday party.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a press conference on the evening of Thursday (6th) that it was frustrating that the gathering raised the risk of spreading the virus, and that the performance of naming Xu Yingwei was particularly disappointing.

Although she stressed the need for officials to take personal responsibility and said they would follow up seriously, she did not disclose the so-called "appropriate action."

Since the development of the incident, all those who attended Hong Weimin's birthday party have been sent to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center for isolation for 21 days.

Even if the absence of some officials does not necessarily affect the daily operations of the government, the incident has obviously caused public uproar, and the government's prestige in governance has long since disappeared.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that a series of epidemic prevention measures will be tightened from Friday (7th).

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Hong Kong has become a city out of control

I believe that many citizens still remember it clearly. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor summoned and severely reprimanded the senior management of Cathay Pacific for the irresponsible behavior of the crew not long ago, and instructed Cathay Pacific to explain to the public.

At that time, she even said: "Of course, they may not know the behavior of every employee as a senior executive, but this cannot be a reason for immunity. As the director of the organization, if I am the head of the SAR, I also have to be responsible for everything." However. A group of bureau chiefs, commissioners and political assistants ignored the risk of the epidemic and still attended the party because of me, which can be said to reveal the high-level government's behavior of "forgiving oneself and being strict with others".

The citizens of Hong Kong are paying a huge price for this wave of the epidemic. According to the authorities' heightened vigilance, the Secretary for Home Affairs, who is in charge of the front line of the fight against the epidemic, happily attended the banquet.

Many restaurants have been fined and closed due to customers failing to use "Safe Travel", but in this case, the app of some heads of disciplined services has no relevant access records.

From this point of view, citizens seem to be more qualified to ask: "Why do officials have excuses?"

Moreover, Cathay Pacific stated early in the morning that the two crew members who violated the epidemic prevention regulations are no longer employees, but the directors who are in the isolation camp today are still nominally one of the accountability directors on the front line of the anti-epidemic, responsible for mandatory testing in all communities. .

If this government still has an accountability system, who is it to be held accountable?

Is Hong Kong only worthy of such a SAR government leadership?

On the Internet, Hong Weimin sang at the birthday party.

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Governance should not be just words

What worries us even more is whether this SAR governance team can continue to fulfill its responsibilities of governing Hong Kong?

After the incident, some commentators said that this incident was only due to insufficient political sensitivity.

However, rather than saying that they lack political sensitivity, it is better to say that the governance of the SAR government has always been a mere rhetoric.

Any government official should understand that society has been exhausted by the epidemic in the past two years, and the livelihood of countless Hong Kong people has been greatly affected.

The whole society is still forging ahead, facing difficulties, and working together to cope with the impact of the new wave of the epidemic. However, more than a dozen high-level officials of the SAR government attended the party regardless of the development of the epidemic. The upper class that governs the faith.

There is an old saying: "Cultivating one's own body, aligning the family, governing the country and the world." They can't even do a good job in preventing the epidemic themselves. How can they effectively manage the entire SAR?

A birthday party exposed the lack of awareness of Hong Kong officials