Stability is an attitude that China frequently expresses in the face of challenges, which means that in the process of coping with challenges, we should not lose our position, but also maintain strategic focus and continue to develop.
Steady the rudder in the wind and waves, the big ship will not roll over, and only in this way can the voyage continue; panic in the fire alarm, in addition to being unable to escape the danger, may cause even greater secondary disasters.
It's easy to say, but not easy to do.
The Chinese government's insistence on stability makes many people think it is conservative. However, if a conservative government can develop rapidly and society continues to progress, then what needs to be redefined is conservative.
In fact, the Chinese government is by no means conservative. The stability it insists on occurs under the premise of positive development. The two are not contradictory, but even interact and complement each other.
On Hong Kong issues, the central government also uses stability to lead its governance exploration.
Stopping violence and chaos is to restore stability from social turmoil, but stopping violence and chaos cannot resolve deep-seated conflicts, let alone solve the predicament of subdivided housing.
Patriots governing Hong Kong are the premise of good governance and good governance, but patriots are not necessarily politicians with the "five good" and "five possess", let alone having patriots, a high degree of autonomy will naturally succeed.
Domestic reform and opening up is not an empty slogan, and economic construction will not succeed because of complacent and timid progress.
Both reform and construction are completed in the process of development. Stability refers to stability in progress and stability in development.
The development and reform of Hong Kong is of course premised on stability. However, once stability is misunderstood as no need to review the development path of the industry, without rethinking the efficiency and fairness of the traditional distribution model, the structure of vested interests cannot be shaken, and the current Governance team, this kind of stability must be nothing but a slogan.
Things rot first and then insects grow is a portrayal of Hong Kong
It is said that many mainland officials and scholars in charge of Hong Kong affairs once believed that the National Security Law and the reform of the electoral system had removed the root cause of the unrest in Hong Kong. Recognize that the Hong Kong issue is not just an interference by foreign forces, nor is it just a color revolution with ulterior motives, but should be reviewed at the level of Hong Kong's overall governance failure.
What's more, if governance continues to fail, whether it's a color revolution or a virus, it can invade through the cracks of failure.
The old adage "things must first rot before worms grow" is the most appropriate explanation for Hong Kong's predicament.
If governance continues to fail, either a color revolution or a virus can invade through the cracks of failure.
Why do simple truths need to go through so much toss to see?
The reason seems simple, but the reality is not so simple.
When we accuse Hong Kong government officials of leaving the ground and failing to keep up with the efficiency of the mainland, we should not forget that China's national governance and economic construction are not sudden successes, but have undergone decades of arduous reforms.
The market economy and opening up foreign capital to participate in construction are even effective policies that the CCP has experienced numerous setbacks after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
For Hong Kong society to fully understand the importance of transformation and reform, it is estimated that a stronger consensus on transformation is needed.
If it took more than 20 years for the central government to grasp the deep-seated contradictions in Hong Kong and begin to emphasize reform, then the slowness of Hong Kong officials would not necessarily be difficult to understand.
There is a saying in Hong Kong: Better late than never.
Director Xia Baolong proposed the "five good" and "five have" requirements. I believe it is because the central government has grasped the essence of the deep-seated contradictions in Hong Kong, that is, the main officials responsible for the governance of Hong Kong have neither the "five good" nor the "five good" requirements. Some governance qualities.
In terms of how to grasp the governance of Hong Kong's transition stage, the Hong Kong government obviously has no forward-looking understanding.
President Xi Jinping emphasized a few years ago that we are in a situation of "great changes the world has not seen in a century." This is not just a general political academic theory, but requires the government and people to prepare for "great changes" at the level of national governance.
Many people disapprove of this, and even scoff at it, but when we look at today's world pattern, isn't that the case?
China has made steady progress in the changing situation. In the face of Trump's trade and technology war, the new crown epidemic raging around the world, and the Russian-Ukrainian war, it has faced it with a calm and pragmatic attitude, and has even become the stable force that everyone expects in the changing situation. This is because It realizes that the world is about to change, and is ready for it, which is what Xi Jinping has emphasized many times: "Sharpening the knife does not cut wood by mistake."
Decisive reforms can bring true stability
As a Hong Konger, even if you don't care about the Russian-Ukrainian war, inflation in the United States, the epidemic that killed at least 6 million people around the world, the crazy rise in energy prices, and the restructuring of the global supply chain, you can see the difficulties Hong Kong is in.
The lethality of this wave of epidemics in Hong Kong is so severe because the Hong Kong government's lack of preparedness for prevention and control has caused serious consequences.
Getting vaccinated can save seniors from dying, and refusing or delaying vaccinations can cost lives. The simple truth is that the reality depends on how prepared you are.
Director Xia Baolong last year demanded that Hong Kong patriots know how to do things, and that they must "do things if they want, know how to do things, be able to do things, and do things well."
Today, the Hong Kong government's indecision in epidemic prevention and control is completely lacking in strategic determination. It can only prove that the top decision-making level of the Hong Kong government "doesn't want to do anything, can't do it, can't do it, and can't do it."
Distorting stability into inaction, or even an obstacle to reform, would not be the original intention of the central government to grant Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy.
No one opposes stability, but distorting stability into inaction, or even an obstacle to reform, would not be the original intention of the central government to grant Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy.
Since the Hong Kong government lacks the courage and awareness of reform, it should be reorganized. The new government must be composed of a reform-oriented and proactive governance team.
If there is any resistance to reform in Hong Kong, the central government has the responsibility to correct it, just like it has the responsibility to formulate the "Hong Kong National Security Law" for Hong Kong.
Whether external or internal forces challenge national security, the central government will not sit idly by. The question is whether Hong Kong's reform is as important as national security?
The answer is yes. After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CCP proposed comprehensive anti-corruption and deepened reforms. It used the destruction of the party and the country to understand the consequences of inaction.
If you don’t realize that if Hong Kong lacks reform, national security will not be guaranteed, and you will naturally mistakenly believe that after the end of violence and chaos, everything will be fine and you will be safe.
Stability is the premise and goal of reform.
Only with social stability can national security be guaranteed; maintaining national security is also for social stability and for the people to live a better life.
Promoting reform is definitely not about doing nothing, let alone reform for reform's sake.
Whether it is to review the development path of the industry, reflect on whether the current distribution model is effective and fair, or it is necessary to touch the vested interest structure, and seriously rectify the responsibility awareness and governance layout of the governance team, they are all countermeasures in response to the structural and deep-seated contradictions in the society. With drastic and decisive reforms, social stability cannot be guaranteed, and the fundamental interests of Hong Kong and the country will be harmed.
The central government should push Hong Kong to deal with the big changes
Facts have proved that Hong Kong’s executive-led system is difficult to promote government reform from within, and Hong Kong’s political ecology lacks reform genes. Once the Hong Kong governance team does not realize that society must respond to the crisis through reform and transformation, it will rely heavily on the central government. Government 'tips'.
In the past, the "one country, two systems" principle, which was dominated by the division mentality, regarded this kind of reminder as an intervention. Most mainland officials were taboo to criticize Hong Kong affairs. , but also dispelled the enthusiasm of many people to express their opinions on the central government and the Hong Kong government.
This environment is very unfavorable for Hong Kong to promote reform.
The central government must reflect on the urgency of reforms in Hong Kong. Any society that cannot promote reforms from within may face greater external shocks.
A seemingly minor social conflict can easily turn into a serious social unrest, even reaching the level of a color revolution; the self-proclaimed arrangement to strictly prevent and control the epidemic was easily defeated by a few imported cases.
All these show that Hong Kong is not aware of the shortcomings of its own system and is not prepared for challenges and crises.
If, after three years of setbacks, you still think that Hong Kong can adjust itself, you are deceiving yourself.
It is time for the central government to be more active in making "hints" of comprehensive reforms to all classes in Hong Kong. Only in this way can Hong Kong make concerted efforts to prepare for "big changes".