The Legislative Council resumed its meeting today (12th) to discuss the motion of "Reform the Tendering System and Help Local Enterprises" proposed by Mr. Tse Wai-chuen, a member of the advisory, testing, planning and industry sector. .
During their speeches, many MPs criticized the government for not having sufficient policies to support local enterprises in the past.
Xie Weiquan pointed out that even after several revisions to the system, the situation of "the lower price wins" has not been significantly improved, which affects the quality of procurement services.
Huang Yuanshan, a member of the election committee, also pointed out that the government has not mentioned any support for start-ups in the reform of the bidding system in the past, and the consideration of "ESG (environmental, social, and governance)" also has no clear proportion.
Huang Yuanshan: "Environmental, Social and Governance" does not specify the proportion of consideration
Chen Hak-chin of the DAB picked up the two original brushes on the seat of the member and made a gesture, mentioning that they were made in the Mainland, "I don't want to say that it is not good to be made in the Mainland, but I want to ask if it is made in Hong Kong?" He learned through the secretariat, These environmentally friendly pencils made in the mainland are priced at 32 yuan per 100 sticks, or an average of 0.32 yuan per stick; but similar products made in Hong Kong sell for 0.5 to 1 yuan per stick.
He believes that there are enough raw materials in the local area, so why not support local environmental protection companies. He believes that after all, it is a cost issue. Hong Kong's environmental protection policy is "only recycling, not remanufacturing, ah, no, no one buys it after it is built."
Hacken Chan pointed out that this example shows that in the past, the government only paid attention to price in the bidding system and ignored the importance of supporting local enterprises. He believed that the government should take the lead in using locally produced environmentally friendly products under the premise of reasonable prices. Lift.
Deng Jiabiao of the Federation of Trade Unions cited the example of South Korea, pointing out that the local government has strict requirements on the use of Korean agricultural products in terms of meals for students, and the Hong Kong government can also refer to it.
Xu Zhengyu: The bidding system has been updated to consider the salary of unskilled labor
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Hui Zhengyu, pointed out that the government has a policy of supporting SMEs and will invite the information technology industry to provide solutions to encourage innovation and technology in the tender process.
In addition, after the government updated the bidding system a few years ago, the salary of unskilled workers should account for no less than 25% of the consideration.
According to the Bureau of Labor and Welfare survey, after the improvement of the system, the median hourly wage increased by a net 14%.
