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The fifth wave | Why did the Liaison Office of the Central People's Republic of China send an anti-epidemic team to "go straight to the front line and understand the truth"?

2022-03-15T12:42:45.991Z


The Liaison Office announced the night before (March 13) that it has dispatched two anti-epidemic teams to "go straight to the front line and understand the facts" to conduct intensive consultations with SAR officials and relevant parties on the anti-epidemic work, in order to "support the government in fulfilling its anti-epidemic efforts". The main body of the epidemic


The Liaison Office announced the night before (March 13) that it has dispatched two anti-epidemic teams to "go straight to the front line and understand the facts" to conduct intensive consultations with SAR officials and relevant parties on the anti-epidemic work, in order to "support the government in fulfilling its anti-epidemic efforts". Responsibilities of the main body of the epidemic, and promote the implementation of the central government's aid to Hong Kong's anti-epidemic projects and measures."

This practice is indeed uncommon. In addition, President Xi Jinping, Vice Premier Han Zheng, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Xia Baolong and others have given instructions respectively, and high-level expert Liang Wan came to Hong Kong to provide support. It is inevitable that there will be noises in the market to question the "intervention in SAR affairs"; however, this statement is undoubtedly the opposite. The failure of the SAR government to fight the epidemic is the main reason for the central government's active assistance. Showing restraint, he has always emphasized that the SAR government should take the main responsibility for epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic.


The Liaison Office of the CPC Central Committee stated that it has dispatched two anti-epidemic teams led by the leadership of the office in the past few days to "go straight to the front line and understand the facts."

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In fact, since the "General Mobilization Order" issued by President Xi Jinping on February 16, the Hong Kong government is required to "actually assume the main responsibility, make it an overriding task to stabilize and control the epidemic as soon as possible, and mobilize all the forces and resources that can be mobilized. After taking all necessary measures", the SAR government's anti-epidemic thinking has obviously changed. For example, Chief Executive Carrie Lam leads senior officials to preside over anti-epidemic press conferences every day, and is finally willing to allocate resources for "closed-loop management" of the institutions, requiring Private hospitals join hands to fight the epidemic, etc.

Under Xi Jinping's order, Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, has held eight coordination meetings to support Hong Kong's anti-epidemic work so far, regularly following up on the progress of the special classes for assistance to Hong Kong, and adjusting deployment in a timely manner according to the central government's decision-making and the actual situation of the epidemic; while Luo Huining, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government, has For example, in the middle of last month, he chaired a meeting of the Hong Kong Society for Anti-epidemic Action, and announced 16 anti-epidemic measures to mobilize the business community in one fell swoop.

During the national "two sessions" last week, when Vice Premier Han Zheng, who is in charge of Hong Kong and Macau affairs, met with members of the Hong Kong and Macau Political Consultative Conference, he was also particularly concerned about the Hong Kong epidemic, and especially asked whether private hospitals refused to admit patients with new crowns.

Liang Wanlai, the head of the Central China-aided Hong Kong Prevention and Control Expert Team, visited Hong Kong and suggested that the direction of anti-epidemic should be clearly adjusted to "three reductions" (reducing infection, severe illness and death) and "four concentrations" (concentrating patients, concentrating experts, and concentrating resources). , centralized treatment), not only won the recognition of experts from all walks of life, but also changed the indecision of the SAR government itself to a certain extent.

It is not difficult to see that although the central government is very concerned about the dilemma of the epidemic in Hong Kong, it still adheres to the principle of "one country, two systems", and always requires the SAR government, which shoulders the mission of "Hong Kong people to administer Hong Kong", to take the main responsibility of preventing and fighting the epidemic. In-depth understanding and in-depth assistance.

Against this background, it can be said that the "anti-epidemic team" of the Liaison Office is a continuation of the "general mobilization order". The resumption of water slaughterhouses, the work of the expert group, the vaccination and isolation and treatment of the elderly in residential care homes, the use of anti-epidemic hotlines, etc., means supporting Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic, and promoting the implementation of the central government's anti-epidemic projects and measures."

With the assistance of the central government, the government's anti-epidemic thinking has changed.

If the government still fails to change its passive state of epidemic prevention in the past, the central government will only "more proactively" support Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic, which is undoubtedly unhappy for the central government.

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However, as society has not yet stepped out of pan-politicization, it is inevitable that there will be noises in the community that the relevant measures are "interfering in the affairs of the SAR".

However, this statement is undoubtedly a result of the fact that the central government is completely ignoring the help. The root cause is that the SAR government's previous anti-epidemic thinking and strategies were ineffective, resulting in a continuous increase in the number of infections, severe cases and deaths.

In fact, due to the restraint shown by the central government, no matter how dissatisfied it is with the Hong Kong government's anti-epidemic work, at this stage, it can only constantly reiterate that "the SAR government needs to take the main responsibility", "as long as Hong Kong asks, the country must respond" and so on. The request of the Hong Kong government in terms of human and material resources is "accepted in full"; however, even with the increased support from the central government, the SAR government's anti-epidemic thinking has been relatively clear, but there is still a lot of room for improvement in the implementation work. Therefore, the general public is still not satisfied with the performance of the authorities, and there are even many voices in the community who hope that the central government will be more actively involved, or even direct the anti-epidemic work.

Whether it is the hard work of the leaders of the central government or the "direct line" of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government, they are undoubtedly urging the SAR government to do a good job in preventing and fighting the epidemic.

But the question is, when the SAR government still fails to make every effort to show the determination and fighting spirit that "no one is missing", how long can the central government endure it?

And when the central government couldn't bear it anymore, it took the initiative to intervene and even direct Hong Kong's anti-epidemic work. On the one hand, it is believed that the authorities' high mobilization and execution capabilities should be able to quickly suppress the epidemic, but on the one hand, the failure of the SAR government to It is undoubtedly unpleasant for the central government.

Source: hk1

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