The only candidate for the election of the chief executive, Li Jiachao, has listened to opinions from all walks of life for several days. One of the key government structures has been restructured, and new posts have been added to meet the needs of governance.
However, the last two governments have encountered a problem, that is, talents are reluctant to enter the "hot kitchen".
The future government needs to carry out a number of major plans. The northern metropolitan area, the post-epidemic economic promotion, the development of the Greater Bay Area, and the response to population aging, poverty, housing, economic transformation, and tax reform will all require the assistance of professionals in various fields. Even the "righteousness" policy pusher.
There are still about two months before the new government takes office. How to find first-class talents to join is the actual problem that Li Jiachao's team has to face.
Li Jiachao revealed earlier that he is inclined to accept and implement the government reorganization proposal.
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The next government will be restructured to create more posts
Comprehensive political news, Li Jiachao intends to expand the accountability team, including the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration and the Deputy Secretary of the Financial Secretary, and establish more deputy directors and political assistants.
It is only about two months before the new government comes into play. The positions of accountability officials need to be reviewed for qualifications and then approved by the central government to determine the candidates. Therefore, Li Jiachao does not have enough time to form a team.
In the future, the government has many big plans, and experts with in-depth knowledge are needed to implement them smoothly.
After improving the electoral system and implementing "patriots ruling Hong Kong", talents from all walks of life participated in the Legislative Council election last year, including think tanks, university scholars, senior business leaders, and Hong Kong drifters.
The new government can certainly refer to it and invite more and different talents to join, but on the other hand, it must face many problems: Are these talents willing to join the government?
Can you play a role in the government?
Can different talents cooperate with each other?
A government reshuffle is imperative.
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Talents have their own specialties and should be appropriately appointed according to their abilities
Zhu Zhaolin of the Hong Kong Sustainable Development Research Center pays attention to the selection of talents for the new government. "There are many kinds of talents. Some people are engaged in election work, some are engaged in political work, and some are research talents." He said that it is only one category, different Different types of talents have different concerns and abilities. “For example, when the Housing Bureau builds houses, engineers, planners, and research scholars have their own strengths, and their emphasis on things is also different. In addition, some people are good at research and work, but whether they are good or not. Good at explaining to the public in the limelight? These are practical issues.”
Zhu Zhaolin believes that under the reorganization of the government structure, the first step is to clarify the functions of each post, understand their future work direction, and what kind of managers they need, and then look for candidates based on this.
Zhu: Successful people must have interests and should not worry about collusion between officials and businessmen
With job requirements, the next step is to find relevant talents.
However, in the process of recruiting talents, various problems will also arise. The first is the issue of selection criteria, "Do you value a person's Intelligence (wisdom) or Integrity (conduct)? However, if a businessman joins the government, he or his company may have financial or operational problems, or he may have been complained about. Moreover, a successful businessman must have deep interests and personal relationships. The will of the capable people to join the government.”
Zhu Zhaolin said that when looking at think tanks from this perspective, there will also be problems: "A think tank to which a person belongs must be quite familiar with the scope of the bureau, so the government will invite him to be the director, but when the bureau invites the think tank to submit a research report, it may be He was criticized for giving and receiving privately, transferring interests, and collusion between officials and businessmen.”
He took the U.S. Treasury Secretary as an example, they are all fierce men in the financial or academia, "Henry Paulson was the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Jack Law was in charge of the investment business at Citigroup during the financial tsunami, Yellen was in charge of the investment business. [Janet Yellen's] research at the university has a huge impact on government and the economy. If you look at the conflict of interest in advance, all these top talents will not be available."
He said that industry contacts and qualifications are often the advantages that successful people must have, and they must be accompanied by interest relationships. The government should not be preconceived when selecting talents or even when the society reviews it, believing that "it is possible to use power for personal gain" and resist, "In fact, the business community Successful people stay in the business world and have the heart to serve the society. Therefore, the government and all sectors of society should first provide them with a stable and productive working environment, otherwise they will only deter capable people. "
Zhu Zhaolin believes that when the government forces outside talents to join, it should let them understand the direction of the work and give full play to their expertise.
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Different professions must work together
In order to enable capable people to exert their strengths, in addition to proper "protection", work direction and teamwork are also an important part, because a policy bureau involves multiple areas, each of which is a professional, so how to divide the labor is very important.
"Taking the proposed separation of the Transport and Logistics Bureau as an example, land, sea and air transport and warehousing are roughly four different professions. When the government recruits talents in the industry, it should consider whether to invite people from different professions, for example, the Secretary has airport or logistics management. In terms of experience, the deputy secretary must have experience in railway or bus management, and then perform daily division of labor according to this, so that talents and key areas can be matched.”
Zhu Zhaolin pointed out that from the perspective of external talents, they all hope to have a good performance after entering the government. The government should explain to them the direction of work, the relationship between cooperation and division of labor, and the philosophy of governance. Cooperation, there is no reason to "blindly" to enter." In this way, each position can theoretically hire matching talents, instead of filling up or "part-time" by other professionals.
In the long run, Zhu Zhaolin suggested to refer to Japan's Matsushita Political and Economic School to train a new generation of political and governance talents in an all-round way, from grass-roots frontline work to theoretical and administrative management.
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