Restructuring of the government structure︱Lam Cheng: The Bank of Communications will ask Li Jiachao to give opinions as soon as possible next week

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is currently preparing for the handover of work with Chief Executive-designate Lee Ka-chao. Before attending the Executive Council this morning (10th), Carrie Lam said that she plans to submit the plan to the Executive Council for discussion and approval next week. It is estimated that the additional regular cost of more than 30 million yuan will be involved. expenditure.

She hoped that the office-designate of Li Jiachao would provide comments on the details of the plan as soon as possible so that the current government could make final revisions.

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Based on the "Three Divisions and Fifteen Bureaus" plan

Carrie Lam pointed out that some details of the reorganization of the government structure had been announced in January this year, but at that time it was stated that the final decision to win the support of the Legislative Council would only be made after the election of the 6th Chief Executive. Therefore, the current plan is still in January. The proposed "three divisions and fifteen bureaus" is a blueprint, and we are waiting for the chief executive-designate to have any other comments on this plan. Therefore, today we still do not know what the future government structure will be, and we have not been able to provide documents to the Legislative Council and relevant committees. Let's listen to John, the time is very tight, so I hope to get the real view of the elected Chief Executive as soon as possible."

When asked by the reporter if there is any plan to submit the plan to the Legislative Council within two weeks, since the time is tight, Carrie Lam pointed out that this is not entirely within her control, but she has already submitted a timetable to the chief executive-elect, hoping that the plan will be submitted next week. The plan was submitted to the Executive Council for deliberation, because such a large-scale reorganization involves legal revisions and always needs to be discussed and approved by the guild. Although she is very confident that the Executive Council will accept the "three divisions and fifteen bureaus" plan, procedures are always required.

Involved 30 million additional recurrent expenditure

She mentioned that after the proposal is submitted to the Legislative Council, it must first pass the additional establishment in the Staffing Committee, then obtain additional funding from the Finance Committee, and finally consider government bills in the General Assembly. Due to the tight schedule, a large number of laws may not be dealt with one by one. and will be amended through Chapter 1 of the legislation (Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance).

She revealed that the restructuring involved more than $30 million in additional recurrent expenditure.

Carrie Lam also pointed out that the original design was to start discussions in the Executive Council next week, but the President of the Legislative Council, Leung Kwan-yin, has stated that even if a complete plan is obtained a little later, I believe it will be handled in time, and the Chief Executive-designate will notify the timetable. why.

However, she pointed out that she believes that the new government team will not wait for the Legislative Council to pass all procedures before identifying targets. This is also the advantage of the new electoral system under "patriots ruling Hong Kong". The government has submitted detailed plans as early as January, and officials have arrived. The Legislative Council Panel explained that there have been discussions in the community.

Therefore, she believes that even if the application process is to be compressed, it is sure to pass before the election.

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