Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's political platform for running for the chief executive had stated that the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Tourism Bureau should be established respectively. However, in the last "Policy Address" of last year's term of office, the preliminary idea of establishing the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau was finally put forward. The relevant plan was announced to the first meeting of the new Legislative Council on 12th. However, it only talked in general terms about integrating the relevant policies originally scattered in the Home Affairs Bureau and the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau to "create synergies", lacking specifics in the future. work content.
This Wednesday (January 26), Fok Kaigang, MP for sports, performing arts, culture and publishing, raised a written question to the government on the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
When the Acting Secretary for Home Affairs, Chen Chik-chi, replied, he just kept repeating the existing policies of the "Creative Intelligence Project", "Film Development Fund", "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cultural Co-operation Conference", etc. have been" or "continue" to do something, but see no new initiatives at all.
Huo Qigang.
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Need to respond positively to the needs of the industry
As the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism is involved in the development of industries in several sectors, it is natural that we must pay attention to the opinions of the relevant industries.
It must be noted that although different government departments have been responsible for related work in the past, the fact that the establishment of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau is still on the agenda itself shows that the past performance of the authorities has not been satisfactory.
Under this premise, the Government should listen to the suggestions of more stakeholders in the industry, so that the work of the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its departments can be more effective with less effort.
However, this time, Fok Qigang suggested that the authorities promote inter-departmental cooperation between the government and help "increase the coverage of cultural and artistic programs" through "media digitization". No, the government will also continue to ensure the smooth implementation of various measures" to avoid responsibility.
Even if the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism is established in the future, if the chief executive still adopts such an attitude, it will hardly be of practical benefit to the development of the industry.
Changing bosses doesn't help drive development
Hong Kong's local policies to promote the development of the culture, sports and tourism industries have been criticized most for their emphasis on financial investment, but ignoring specific policy construction and goal setting.
Simply in the administrative structure, the relevant departments are "combined together", and their immediate bosses are replaced by the same bureau, and these problems will not be solved automatically at all.
It just so happened that the State Council released the "14th Five-Year Plan for Tourism Development" not long ago, which covers a wide range of areas, forming a sharp contrast with the situation in Hong Kong.
The policy bureau is a policy bureau because it can formulate, coordinate and review policies in specific areas.
If the chief officials of the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the end continue to follow the existing measures and emphasize the efficiency of resource allocation, and fail to truly promote the development of the culture, sports and tourism industries, then this new policy bureau may only become another "old wine in a new bottle". , once again disappointing Hong Kong people.
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