The outbreak of the epidemic in Hong Kong, just as the officials and the people are frowning over the plague, Beijing has made a full deployment. Last Wednesday (16th), the two major newspapers, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po reported on the front pages that President Xi Jinping wanted to help Hong Kong. We made important instructions to fight the epidemic, conveying the highest action policy of "anti-epidemic overriding everything".
Since then, the situation in Hong Kong has turned at full speed. The whole city's "big sand" and organized societies have joined the epidemic control project. Fangcang, testing "national team", and waterway channels for fresh food in Hong Kong have been launched. The Hong Kong government even announced the election of the chief executive. Make Way" postponed to early May...
Sha Banshan also learned from at least two sources that on the eve of Xi Jinping's "anti-epidemic order", last Tuesday (15th), Chief Executive Carrie Lam was summoned to Shenzhen to meet with central officials.
People familiar with the matter said the meeting was "dignified and serious."
This should not bode well for Lam, who needs to think about re-election.
The establishment sends the "three nos" command and the "assessment of the leader" game is expected to continue for one more month
The Chief Executive's "Happy Horse Boy" is in a turbulent state, and the real Son of Heaven has not yet surfaced.
At the end of last month, the week the government first announced the postponement of the nomination period for the chief executive election, the establishment received three “nos” instructions for the chief executive campaign: not to publicly comment on the election, not to publicly support any potential candidate, and not to privately support any potential candidate. Agree to give a support ticket or platform.
Originally, everyone thought that the "Three Nos" order was only a short-term measure. The ban will be lifted at the end of this month (nominations were originally scheduled to start on February 20), and the election campaign will soon start in full swing. Postponed, the nomination period was further extended to April 3 to April 16, with voting on May 8.
In other words, the game "Assessing Leaders" is expected to last for more than a month before it is revealed.
The pro-establishment faction has recently received "three nos" messages, including that they cannot agree to nominations in private.
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Prepare a back-up plan for leaders to visit Hong Kong if the epidemic does not subside or change to Shenzhen to officiate
It is worth noting that even though the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is serious and the election of the chief executive needs to be postponed, it will always be held before the July 1st election. It has not been postponed by the current government for one year, as some politicians speculate. It shows that the central government attaches great importance to this At the re-election ceremony of the SAR government, I still hope that President Xi Jinping will go south to officiate the ceremony.
It is not difficult to understand. This year's "July 1st" is the central axis of Hong Kong's return to "fifty years unchanged". After the establishment of the first government, it can be said that it is of great significance.
It is reported that, in order to ensure that the top leader can successfully go south to officiate the ceremony, the relevant parties have even begun to study the backup plan. If there is still a risk of disease in Hong Kong, the inauguration ceremony may be held in Shenzhen instead.
In short, a new government, which symbolizes Hong Kong's march into a new era, must be established as scheduled.
Therefore, regarding Hong Kong's "breaking defense" and the sudden outbreak of the epidemic, it is said that the central government is not only concerned, but also disappointed with the SAR government. No wonder the news said that Carrie Lam was summoned to Shenzhen last Tuesday. Dignified and serious.
Some people say that if the Hong Kong government fails to prevent the epidemic again and fails to demonstrate excellent government governance, the fifth wave of the epidemic will be the last straw in the road to cross Lam Cheng.
President Xi Jinping recently issued important instructions on supporting Hong Kong in fighting the epidemic.
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According to reports in Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao, President Xi Jinping recently gave important instructions on supporting Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic, and entrusted Han Zheng, Vice Premier of the State Council in charge of Hong Kong and Macau affairs, to convey to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's high concern over the epidemic in Hong Kong, emphasizing that the Hong Kong SAR government It is necessary to earnestly assume the main responsibility, achieve three "everythings" and two "ensures", and make it an overriding task to stabilize and control the epidemic as soon as possible.
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, who is also the executive deputy head of the Central Leading Group for Hong Kong and Macao Work, appeared in Shenzhen and hosted a coordination meeting to support Hong Kong's anti-epidemic work for several days.
Sha Banshan made inquiries to the Chief Executive's Office regarding Lam's visit to Shenzhen to meet with central officials, but has yet to receive a response.
"I haven't heard it clearly recently", leading to speculation of early resignation
However, no matter what happened to Carrie Lam being summoned to Shenzhen to meet with central officials, the prospect of her re-election is bearish, and it has almost become a consensus among the political circles.
A few days ago, at the anti-epidemic press conference, she publicly stated that she "has not been able to hear it clearly recently", which has caused infinite associations in the outside world, guessing whether she will resign early due to physical illness.
Of course, Sha Banshan did not dare to make rash judgments. He could only hold the greatest good wishes, and hope that Hong Kong will defeat the epidemic as soon as possible, that the government will be harmonious, and that it will march towards the next twenty-five years after the handover.
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