The chief executive competition has entered a "straight road". The former Chief Secretary for Administration, Li Jiachao, who announced his candidacy for the chief executive, and the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who has given up his re-election, have recently become "peanuts" in the political world. The wording of the two people's responses to the media may show the clues of the difference between the two's policy policies.
When Li Jiachao met with the media on Monday (11th), he explained his governance philosophy, "It's not me who opens a new chapter alone, but a new chapter jointly. If a team is placed in the government, it is a civil servant, and if it is placed in the society, it is a common force." Governance is a "team". Although the actual performance remains to be verified in the future, on the other hand, Carrie Lam emphasized "self" on the same day, and the sentence beginning with "I" was as many as 30 times. , perhaps listening to his words already know a thing or two.
Li Jiachao announced last Wednesday that he would resign as Chief Secretary for Administration to run for the election of Chief Executive. He has repeatedly emphasized (file photo/Photo by Leung Pengwei)
Language can reflect thinking patterns, and a person's public remarks show the subtle differences between Carrie Lam and Li Jiachao.
Li Jiachao announced last Wednesday that he would resign as chief secretary to run for the election of chief executive. He continued his campaign on Monday and called on the election committees of various associations and established political parties.
When he met with the media several times, he once again thanked his campaign team for their assistance, and stated that his current goal was to introduce the concept of future governance and try to win support. He also used his campaign slogan, "Open a new chapter for Hong Kong," as an example, saying that he attached importance to "common strength and "Team spirit", and he mentioned at a press conference announcing his candidacy recently that he should strengthen the team culture of "me and us" "in the same vein", "it's not about me starting a new chapter alone, it's about starting a new chapter together, and the team is left to the government. It is a civil servant, and if it is released to the society, it is a common force." He also said that every problem will be mobilized to participate, "As long as we work together, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Carrie Lam had earlier announced that she would give up her bid for re-election.
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On the contrary, Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who is about to be unofficial and light, revealed her behavior from time to time at the regular anti-epidemic press conference today.
When she explained the timetable and specific operations for the resumption of classes together with the Secretary of the Education Bureau, Yang Runxiong, she took the initiative to show and recall a director's essay written by "myself" during the SARS attack in Hong Kong in 2003, referring to the two primary school sons who were growing up. He also talked about what he thought and thought about the resumption of classes at that time as a parent, and expressed his "empathy" with the current situation of all parents in Hong Kong.
According to her personal experience, it is understandable that she is "moved with emotion", but at the same time, it can be seen that her subjective emotional consideration is more or less taken into account when making arrangements for the resumption of classes, or even various policies.
Her words may also reflect her self-centered attitude. In today's press conference alone, her dialogues beginning with "I" have appeared at least 30 times.
In fact, Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who is known as "playable", used "We Connect" as the campaign slogan when he ran for chief executive, but since taking office, he has seen frequent political disputes, including the anti-amendment turmoil that detonated in 2019. , causing the SAR government to fall into an unprecedented governance crisis, and the society has been severely divided. Carrie Lam has been criticized from time to time for feeling good about herself, and subsequent epidemic prevention and control have failed, and her self-willedness has also been seen.
During the peak of the fifth wave of the epidemic, she attended press conferences many times and insisted on removing her mask, saying that citizens need to feel their emotions. This strong personal character is "going further and further" from the expectations of Hong Kong people, according to the latest survey by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute. The results show that Carrie Lam's popularity has dropped to a new low in the past two years, with only 26.6 points out of 100, and 41% of the respondents gave zero points.
The subtle differences between the words and expressions of a future chief executive who is in a position to win and the current chief executive may have reflected the differences in the administration of the two.
Of course, Li Jiachao has not yet "taken the throne." Whether the government can make Hong Kong people feel innovative when "burying his teeth" ends, and can make Hong Kong people of different camps sincerely convince and feel that they are moving in a better direction, remains to be verified by time and the test of public opinion.
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