"This year is the last year of this government and my last year as prime minister," Premier Li Keqiang said at the closing meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress on Friday (10th).
Nine years ago, Li Keqiang mentioned at the first session of the 12th National People's Congress that three problems should be solved: be prepared for danger and maintain sustained economic growth; increase the income of urban and rural residents, especially the low-income ones, and continue to expand the middle-income group; Equal opportunities and maintaining fair competition.
In his farewell work, he mentioned that China's total economic volume has increased from more than 50 trillion yuan ten years ago to more than 110 trillion yuan. In 2020, when the epidemic was severely impacted, more than 11 million new urban jobs were still achieved. When talking about improving people's livelihood, he also took the initiative to mention the eight-child mothers incident in Xuzhou without naming them, and pointed out that "those who ignore the rights and interests of the masses must be resolutely held accountable and accountable, and those criminal acts of abducting women and children must be severely cracked down."
development, people's livelihood, justice
But rather than saying that development, people's livelihood, and justice have always been Li Keqiang's concerns, it is better to say that they are the responsibilities of the government in the first place.
Unfortunately, not all officials also take this as their responsibility.
An official in Hong Kong once said that "it is difficult to expect that there will be no gap between the rich and the poor," but the important thing is not to have no gap, but to narrow the gap so that there is no huge gap between the rich and the poor.
When the mainland adopts an "olive-shaped" distribution structure, has Hong Kong expanded its middle-income group by increasing income, distributing taxes and providing social security?
Li Keqiang once pointed out that there are still 600 million people in China with an income of only 1,000 yuan per person, and praised the "street stall economy" for creating employment opportunities. This time, Li Keqiang also mentioned the case of farmers who cannot afford their children to go to college or high school.
Regardless of the policy, it also reminds many people that the economy should not be data and theories that are out of reach, but something that the general public can really feel and affect their lives.
Last month's Budget, as always, mentioned many policies, appropriations and figures, but what the citizens can feel and benefit from is not just consumer vouchers?
Hong Kong has experienced many challenges in recent years, from political conflicts to the new crown epidemic, but challenges are always the norm.
Didn't Li Keqiang also face difficulties such as the Sino-US trade war and the outbreak of the new crown epidemic during his tenure?
The evaluation of Li Keqiang's work performance may take a little more time to be accurate, but some governance concepts and simple style of work are still worthy of reference for politicians.
Every government and every political figure also has a time when they leave office. How well they perform, the people are the judges.
The one-term government of Hong Kong will also step down, and the chief executive election will be held in two months. What kind of philosophy and vision do our politicians hold on the responsibility of governing Hong Kong?
"One country, two systems" remains unchanged. Governance must change China's GDP goals. Challenge to great development is the last word to improve people's livelihood.