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Hong Kong people can't understand "philosophical questions"|Yu Pinhai

2022-03-17T16:29:53.805Z


Thanks to the quelling of social unrest in 2019 and the clean-up after that, we have a new understanding of the relationship between the central government and Hong Kong, and the severe epidemic continues to innovate it from another level. The frank remarks of the central leaders during the two sessions should be


Thanks to the quelling of social unrest in 2019 and the clean-up after that, we have a new understanding of the relationship between the central government and Hong Kong, and the severe epidemic continues to innovate it from another level.

The frank remarks made by the central leaders during the two sessions should be regarded as corroboration.

Vice Premier Han Zheng's "question" about Hong Kong's private hospitals refusing to accept confirmed cases reflects that the central government's "question" about Hong Kong's governance has been made public.

Twenty-five years after the handover, why does Director Xia Baolong still need to explain that "fifty years unchanged" is a philosophical concept and that overall governance has never denied a high degree of autonomy. It is because the central government once overestimated the cognitive ability of Hong Kong people. Or feel there is an urgency today to correct past misunderstandings?


"Governance in accordance with the law" cannot solve governance failures

If the central government's evaluation of Hong Kong's governance in the past was polite, today's dissatisfaction is a reality that no polite words can hide, but can it wake up those who pretend to be asleep?

Even after years of political turmoil and the ravages of the epidemic, many people in Hong Kong are still arrogant and unaware of their own failures.

Under the inspection and guidance of national anti-epidemic experts, Hong Kong's handling of the epidemic has changed, but it is still not clear how to act.

When Shenzhen, which has a population more than double ours, went through a vigorous lockdown and quarantine, and the process was generally orderly, the citizens saw it, and the Chief Executive kept saying that Hong Kong and the mainland could not be compared.

Our government has promised not to take refuge in things and to be open and humble, so we should face up to the difficulties, and at least do our best even if we don’t study well, instead of making excuses everywhere.

The whole society has long been aware of the risks of institutions. The vaccination was not effective at the beginning. After the outbreak, it was still slow and thousands of elderly lost their lives. Is this kind of performance acceptable to the central government and the public?

As early as the early stage of the epidemic, everyone has realized the importance of tracking the confirmed person's travel and epidemic prevention measures and resources. Once the epidemic broke out, everyone saw that they were in a hurry, and the supply of medical facilities and resources was full of loopholes. Recently, even mortuaries and coffins cannot be Satisfied, do you know who should be held responsible?

The central government is obviously magnanimous towards the Hong Kong government, so despite numerous mistakes and tossing, it still requires citizens to support the chief executive in "governing according to the law".

Governance in accordance with the law must of course be supported, but if governance is done in accordance with the law, the people of Hong Kong have nothing else to ask for from the government?

If a single piece of law has perfected the governance of Hong Kong, it will despise "one country, two systems" and "a high degree of autonomy".

Experience all over the world has proven that law cannot solve governance problems.

On the contrary, the rule of law is a means of governance. If governance is guaranteed, the rule of law is naturally the common pursuit of society, and it is an institutional design used to consolidate social governance.

If someone borrows the law to evade responsibility, or even uses it as a fig leaf, it's really disgusting.

Hong Kong has the world's leading legal environment and traditions, but because of governance mistakes, even "governing according to the law" can only do nothing about the epidemic and riots.

The fifth wave of the epidemic raged, and public hospital services were once overwhelmed.

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The euphemistic "rebuke" makes people misuse God

The central government made a strong move to formulate the "Hong Kong National Security Law", and social unrest was suppressed.

After the situation has stabilized, many people have noticed that "solving the symptoms" cannot "fix the root cause".

It is a pity that the epidemic may have delayed more active reforms, but instead exposed more governance flaws to everyone, so that the central government no longer stingy with the "rebuke" of the Hong Kong government's governance team.

However, is gentle "rebuke" enough and appropriate?

I don't think it's enough, and it's already inappropriate.

It is understandable that the central government supports the Hong Kong government to govern in accordance with the law and does not want to cause excessive or even misinterpretation.

But for Hong Kong people, this kind of "rebuke" is still too euphemistic, and even arouses suspicion, thinking that it is a philosophical question like "fifty years unchanged".

Most people in Hong Kong know that if "One Country, Two Systems" is done well, and the central government and the public are satisfied, "50 years" will not be the deadline, and worrying about the imminent imminent limit is just a nuisance.

However, using philosophical language to talk about "fifty years unchanged" to ordinary Hong Kong people may be too much for Chen Yi, and using it to evaluate the effectiveness of the Hong Kong government's governance is more likely to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Many elites in Hong Kong's establishment mistakenly believe that the central government agrees with the poor performance of the Hong Kong government, and even question the central government's inability to listen to the complaints of the people, and they seem to condone the Hong Kong government.

Following the "Five Goods" proposed on the first anniversary of the promulgation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" last year, Director Xia Baolong recently made another "Five Goods" requirements for Hong Kong government officials, "encouraging" officials to "have the courage to take on responsibilities and shoulder heavy responsibilities". , give full play to the role of organizational leadership, and fulfill the inaugural oath with practical actions to fight the epidemic."

Some commentators called it a "pretty stark warning."

Whether this is the case, we can only imagine, but we all understand: if others have requirements of you, of course, they think you lack the corresponding qualities; if you want to be reasonable, it means that you are unreasonable; if you want to be quiet, of course, it is because of you Noisy.

There is a well-known adage: Knowing shame is close to courage!

It means that if you know shame because of your own shortcomings, you will naturally be angry; on the contrary, if you don't know shame, even if you have shortcomings, you may choose to avoid it.

What Hong Kong society is concerned about is: Does the Hong Kong government know that it has nothing and wants, or does it take it seriously, or even does not agree with the demands of others?

In this regard, if the "rebuke" of the central government does not require everyone to imagine, it may make people pretending to be asleep to stop pretending, making it easier for citizens to understand the hope of the central government, and for officials who want to do things but have no philosophical level to respond." rebuke".

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, mentioned in a meeting with members of the Hong Kong Political Consultative Conference earlier that patriots must achieve "five things", that is, have a pattern, have feelings, have responsibility, have skills, and have achievements.

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How Hong Kong Answers the Questionnaire on the "Five Haves"

"Five Possessions" refers to having feelings, having patterns, having responsibilities, having skills, and having achievements.

You can use this as a teacher giving a subject, asking whether the government has these qualities, we have to answer yes or no:

The Chinese attach great importance to "the old, the old and the old." The CCP's principle of poverty alleviation is "one cannot be less." However, the Hong Kong government obviously despises the life and health of the elderly living in institutions under the epidemic, and expresses their words to the vulnerable groups. Caring, in fact, indifference, so that almost all institutions have a large number of confirmed patients.

Can this cruel reality be a manifestation of emotion?

The answer is of course no.

Hong Kong has abundant warehouses, but in the face of an epidemic that has never happened in a century, the government still emphasizes "living within our means." Some real estate developers do not seek to tide over the difficulties with the public, but instead hope that the government will help tenants pay rent to landlords.

The epidemic has spread in many places in the mainland. Shenzhen, Dongguan, and even Shanghai have all been traced to multiple sources of infection from Hong Kong. Has the Hong Kong government actively apologized or even offered any form of condolences for the out-of-control epidemic prevention?

Apparently not.

Can this be considered a structured performance?

The answer is of course no.

There have been so many natural and man-made disasters in the past few years, and the vitality of the society has been greatly damaged, but the government has no intention to reflect, and it is even more unimaginable to take the initiative to hold people accountable. Can such an attitude be considered responsible?

The answer is of course no.

In just two months, the number of deaths in Hong Kong due to the epidemic has exceeded the number of deaths in the country over the past two years. Faced with this comparison, are the Hong Kong government and elites still capable?

The answer is of course no.

When society is in deep dilemmas and citizens are in anxiety, the Hong Kong government does not think about the success of others in preventing and fighting the epidemic, but keeps quibbling about the differences in the system. This is a government that citizens can rely on. As a high degree of autonomy?

The answer is of course no.

If officials in Hong Kong cannot control the whole territory, the central government should do its part, make good use of the powers conferred by the Constitution and the Basic Law, and act at the right time to make a difference.

(Xinhua News Agency)

The central government has the responsibility to awaken the feelings and pattern of Hong Kong governance

Most Hong Kong people are familiar with what responsibility, ability and action are, and have long been accustomed to the deficiencies of Hong Kong's governance team in these areas.

The reason why the epidemic has been so severe recently is that everyone agrees that the government is obliged to take responsibility.

In contrast, Hong Kong society generally does not use feelings and patterns to evaluate officials, let alone the society's requirements for governance teams.

What is emotion?

It is an expression of emotion, empathy and sympathy inspired by the environment.

When we see Europe extending a generous helping hand to Ukrainian refugees, thankful that the victims of the war are being taken care of, but saddened by the fact that Syrian refugees were shut out of European countries, this is an expression of emotion.

When we see that the elderly who died of the epidemic could not even bury their bodies smoothly, their families were refused to pay their respects to the remains, and even the elderly who lived alone died of the epidemic but no one knew about it, the sentimental government must make every effort to correct it in a timely manner.

But we can't see the anxiety of the Hong Kong government, which is caused by the lack of feelings.

What is the pattern?

Everything has its background, and for national or social governance, it carries the role of history or geographical environment.

The estrangement between Hong Kong and the Mainland, of course, is due to the history of Hong Kong’s colonial past. In addition, Hong Kong’s economic strength has been far superior to that of the Mainland for a long time, resulting in cultural differences and wealth arrogance. Only time can resolve this estrangement. The central government is patient with this. , manage with a considerate attitude.

If the CCP did not take over the whole region from the stage of historical and economic development, Hong Kong might have killed the chicken and laid the eggs when it returned.

However, it chose "one country, two systems", not only to understand Hong Kong according to the reality of history and geographical environment, but also to grasp how Hong Kong can better serve the development of the mainland's economy in the medium and long term, and achieve a win-win result. This is the embodiment of a pattern .

Why does Hong Kong lack feelings and patterns?

This has to do with social systems and history.

As a colony for a long time, how did Hong Kong get used to seeing itself and the world beyond the mission entrusted to Hong Kong by the colonial master country?

Colonial education would not encourage a critical look at history, especially the colonial history of Hong Kong.

If the education after the return continues the previous system, how can we cultivate talents with a view of history and a world view?

The British have a special liking for Shakespeare's literature, and Hong Kong schools also generally teach it, but it is not necessarily that he has left much influence on Hong Kong people.

This is naturally because of the environment, once you can't master your own civilization genes, you can't find your place in the world, and your feelings and patterns will be difficult to establish.

Citizens are of course aware of the central government's dissatisfaction with the administration of Hong Kong.

Social unrest is the result of governance failures, as are outbreaks spiraling out of control and death tolls soaring.

The question is, while the central government is sympathetic to the officials of the Hong Kong government, shouldn't it also express empathy and sympathy to the anxious citizens?

Hong Kong assumes the main responsibility for a high degree of autonomy, but respecting the "two systems" is definitely not a firewall or even a protective umbrella for mediocre officials.

The interests of Hong Kong citizens, including life and health, should not suffer unwarranted disasters due to the lack of mechanisms.

When we want to take into account the overall situation, we must pay attention to the fact that people's sentiments are likely to be the overall situation.

If Hong Kong officials cannot control the whole territory, the central government should do its part, make good use of the powers conferred by the Constitution and the Basic Law, act at the right time, and make a difference, so as not to let down the opportunities given to us by "one country, two systems".

What are the "five possessions" and how are the "five negatives", it seems to be another philosophical question before the people of Hong Kong.

When the people are so angry with Hong Kong's governance, if the central government continues to "coach and induce", I am afraid it will only make many people question and even misunderstand "one country, two systems".

Many people have used a sarcastic tone to shout that Hong Kong might as well be changed to "one country, one system".

Of course, this is angry words, even confused words!

However, how to understand the "hard work" of the central government has become a realistic question raised by Hong Kong citizens to the central government.

Source: hk1

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