The chief executive election will be held on March 27. As one of the popular candidates for the election, the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive Leung Chun-ying still refused to directly respond to whether he intends to run for the election in an interview today (27th).
Leung Chun-ying emphasized that he believes that Hong Kong has five years to seize the country's development opportunities. He pointed out that Hong Kong needs a visionary leader to seize this last opportunity. He also pointed out that it should think about who has the ability to bring back Hong Kong. He emphasized that the leader is not alone, but the entire government team. .
When asked if he intends to run for the election, Leung Chun-ying only said that he would not reiterate his answer.
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In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Leung Chun-ying was asked why, when he was becoming more prominent at the political level, he claimed to be "a member of the local community" who had both knowledge and experience in solving Hong Kong problems. community).
He does not shy away from saying that he has a certain understanding of the Basic Law, important relations with Hong Kong, the central government and even the mainland, and can contribute.
Refers to the first choice and non-"runners": affecting the whole society
When asked if he would run for the chief executive election, Leung Chun-ying only said, "I will not answer this question again. I have been asked many times in the past six years, and I do not intend to reiterate my answer." In an interview in October, he said that he had no plans to run for election "at the moment", but he was still interested in Hong Kong politics.
He also said in an interview that if he could serve the country and Hong Kong, he would be very happy in any position.
In the interview, Leung Chun-ying asked, "What kind of chief executive do we need?" He later pointed out that beforehand, we should think about where Hong Kong will stand in the next five years, saying that this is not a question that can be guessed at random, and he also satirizes the election of others. Zhan described it as "the chief executive's chaperone", saying that "this is not a problem like 'going to Happy Valley to bet on one of the horses', because it will affect the whole society."
Whether or not Chief Executive Carrie Lam will run for re-election is one of the keys to this election.
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believes that the special election campaign should not artificially create competition
As for whether the race in March is better?
Leung Chun-ying said that elections should be allowed to happen naturally. If there is more than one person running, there will be competition. If there is no second candidate, there is no need to create competition. "I don't think this should be 'artificial'."
Leung Chun-ying warned in the interview that Hong Kong has been trapped by many problems and needs to face the mainland and pull Hong Kong out of the predicament by participating in the overall development of the country.
He said that he firmly believed that the next five years would be the last chance for Hong Kong to participate, and called on everyone to see this clearly.
He emphasized that this is related to the overall social and economic development of Hong Kong, as well as the employment and industry orientation of the next generation and young people.
Said that Hong Kong must seize the next five years to participate in national development
Regarding the prospects of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying pointed out that the current trading companies in Hong Kong are too small to find opportunities in the huge trade volume of the Mainland, so he called on the Trade Development Council to actively help these SMEs.
Leung Chun-ying explained that because of the epidemic and other factors, the mainland has become accustomed to not relying on Hong Kong to do business with the world, so he believes that the next five years will be Hong Kong's last chance.
He also emphasized that we should think about who has the ability to lead Hong Kong, and not just one person, but the entire government team.
(From right) Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Tung Chee-hwa, Leung Chun-ying, and Director of the Liaison Office Luo Huining.
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Never thought of myself as a candidate for the general convener of the Election Committee
Under the new electoral system, the Election Committee has added the post of general convener, on the condition that this person must be a national leader. Currently, only two vice-chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying, have this position.
However, Leung Chun-ying said that he had not considered himself the candidate for the general convener of the Election Commission.
To its knowledge, no one was asked if he was interested in the role.
Therefore he should not assume that he is the only person with the resources to fill the position.
Leung Chun-ying also urged the authorities to fight the epidemic more vigorously, stop the chain of transmission as soon as possible, and strive to re-clear customs with the mainland.
He suggested mandatory testing and vaccination for key groups, hoping to convince the central government that Hong Kong is doing its best for the country's epidemic prevention work.
When Leung Chun-ying ran for chief executive in 2012, he used "sticking to the ground" as a selling point. At that time, he took a folding stool and dropped into the crowd to listen to public opinion. He even said that he would continue after taking office, but his promise was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Said that he went to the market to buy food to keep "stick to the ground"
Leung Chun-ying declined to comment on the performance of the current government.
However, he pointed out that after the social movement subsided, Hong Kong still has a lot of work to deal with, including problems such as housing shortage and soaring real estate prices, pointing out that public dissatisfaction is still lingering.
At the end of the interview, Leung Chun-ying said that he would go to the market to "buy stock" and asked the reporter if he knew how much cabbage sold for.
He emphasized that he was hands-on and kept "close to the ground" with real life in Hong Kong.
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