Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China, recently made important instructions on supporting Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic, emphasizing that the Hong Kong SAR government should earnestly assume the main responsibility, achieve three "everythings" and two "ensures", and put the rapid stabilization of the epidemic as the current priority. all tasks.
Former Legislative Council President Tsang Yok-sing analyzed in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that Xi Jinping's instructions were mainly to encourage and spur Hong Kong's anti-epidemic work, but he did not specify what Hong Kong should do, reflecting that he still maintains a certain degree of trust in the SAR government. Continue to let the SAR take the "main responsibility" of fighting the epidemic.
He mentioned that Xi Jinping used the relatively harsh words "stabilizing and controlling the epidemic over everything." If we follow this logic, if the epidemic prevention and control has not been completed, if the society is still distracted by the election of the chief executive, it may be inconsistent with Xi Jinping's thoughts Differently, I personally believe that postponing the election is a viable option.
President Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on supporting Hong Kong in fighting the epidemic.
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Said that Xi Jinping still believes that the Hong Kong government should be the "main body" of the SAR
Tsang Yok-sing pointed out that Xi Jinping's personal attention to the epidemic in Hong Kong and his support for Hong Kong's epidemic control work must be a great boost to the local government. The characteristics of China's political tradition have always been like this. The direct expression of support by the top leadership of the central government will definitely be more beneficial to the work. Whether it is the SAR government or the mainland government supporting Hong Kong, they will do their best to do better. "With President Xi's instructions, everyone will be more careful."
Regarding Liu Zhaojia, vice president of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, Xi Jinping's remarks also declared to the SAR that if the epidemic is not well controlled, accountability is needed. Tsang Yok-sing believes that this interpretation is reasonable, but he will look at things from a more positive perspective:
"I would see it as the central government's trust in the SAR government. If the central government or President Xi thinks that you (the Hong Kong government) have done something wrong in the past, then he will say, 'It's not like this, it should be like this first', but he did not The content of President Xi's instructions is to continue to hand over the "main responsibility" to the SAR government. Therefore, it does not mean that the central government or any local government formulates or decides any epidemic prevention policy for Hong Kong. The "main body" is the SAR government, so the SAR government When deciding what to do, the mainland will fully cooperate and support it, and this is the case.”
As for why Xi Jinping issued instructions not through the official Xinhua News Agency, but through Wen Wei Po, Tsang Yok Sing pointed out that it is difficult to speculate, but he believes that the form of distribution should be eclectic. In fact, the most important audience for Xi Jinping's remarks is the Hong Kong SAR government and the general public. citizens.
It is meaningless to say that "making noise" should concentrate on fighting the epidemic
Hong Kong's epidemic control strategy has recently sparked social discussions. The official media once issued an article stating that "dynamic clearing" is the most scientific choice for Hong Kong to fight the epidemic.
Tsang Yok-sing's earlier commentary on the filming pointed out that the so-called "coexistence with the virus" in Western countries is different from "lying flat", as well as the long-term cost of "dynamic clearing", which was criticized by some of the establishment.
In Xi Jinping's latest instructions, there is no mention of Hong Kong's continued adherence to the "dynamic zero" epidemic control strategy.
Tsang Yok-sing stated that he never objected to the SAR government's continued pursuit of "dynamic clearing" or "coexisting with the virus" as in foreign countries. His remarks were made purely because there have been many unreasonable scientific and politically dominant positions in society recently. There are also some unreasonable comments on Hong Kong's anti-epidemic policy, so I feel that it is necessary to explain clearly how the logic behind "coexisting with the virus" works, explaining that foreign countries have social distancing measures as well, and "coexistence" does not mean that they do nothing. Do, you need to understand the other party's thinking clearly before commenting.
Epidemic prevention needs to explore the "Hong Kong model"
Tsang Yok-sing also interpreted Xi Jinping's remarks, saying that the "main responsibility" for epidemic prevention still rests with the SAR government, reflecting that the central government also understands that Hong Kong has a unique situation under "one country, two systems".
"He didn't put pressure on him and said that the SAR must go somewhere."
"That's why there are some sayings that 'there is only one country and no two systems in the fight against the epidemic.' This is also unscientific and denies the actual situation in Hong Kong." Tsang Yok-sing continued.
He believes that any part of the world has its own suitable model for fighting the epidemic, and Hong Kong also has its own "Hong Kong model": "Yes, Hong Kong is part of China, but it is different from other domestic cities. One country, two systems is one country, two systems. We are developing in the country. It plays a unique role among them, which is also often emphasized by the central government.”
He also believes that it is time for Hong Kong to "fight a tough battle", and more than seven million people are needed to work together to support the SAR government in taking effective measures to fight the epidemic, and find ways to improve testing capacity, increase quarantine facilities, and prevent the collapse of the medical system. Time is arguing about the direction of "dynamic clearing" and "coexistence", making too much noise and thinking it is meaningless.
"We shouldn't make noise at this time, don't make any more noise, we must suppress the fifth wave of the epidemic now, I believe everyone agrees."
The word "overriding" is harsh: President Xi is silent except for the chief executive election
Tsang Yok-sing paid particular attention to the sentence in Xi Jinping's instructions, "To stabilize and control the epidemic as soon as possible as the current overriding task".
He pointed out that the word "overriding" is indeed harsh, but given the severity of the current epidemic, he believes that it is generally in line with the actual situation in Hong Kong.
He also believes that the word "overriding" means that other jobs need to give way, and jokingly pointed out that if we follow this logical inference, "if this time, everyone should focus on the election of the chief executive, or the incumbent The Chief Executive's announcement of re-election, or a senior official resigning for the election of the Chief Executive, seems a bit contrary to the spirit of "fighting the epidemic as an overriding task"? Can we really start the chief executive election?"
Tsang Yok-sing emphasized that it does not mean that the election of the chief executive must be postponed. This requires the central government and the SAR government to make a decision after considering the pros and cons. At this stage, we can only wait for the news, but I think that when everyone is counting the number of new confirmed cases every day, When there were severe and fatal cases, the election of the chief executive was still being discussed, and the atmosphere was indeed a bit out of place.
"Isn't that what 'overriding everything' means? He (Xi Jinping) didn't say 'except for the election of the chief executive', now the fight against the epidemic is the top priority and the top priority."
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