[Benefits and benefits] Concentrate all efforts to develop public housing and HOS

Chief Executive-designate Li Jiachao proposed to formulate a plan to solve the housing problem in Hong Kong in the first 100 days.

However, what results and what goals will be achieved in these 100 days is the key, because only when there are goals can we know how to solve problems.

After 100 days, if an effective goal has not been put forward, "results are goals" will be just a slogan.

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So what is the goal?

The "speed increase" mentioned by Li Jiachao is a relative issue. Will the construction of public housing and HOS housing in Hong Kong change from a bicycle to a high-speed rail speed every minute?

That's the goal.

If the goal of these 100 days is to increase the speed to the same speed as the high-speed rail, it will truly create hope.

Otherwise, if it just changes from a bicycle to another bicycle, will it make a big difference?

Is there any hope?

Of course there is no hope.

Therefore, Li Jiachao must not play the game of "expectation management", because expectations no longer need to be managed.

Is it difficult to speed up?

Not difficult.

Just concentrate.

One is the contractor problem.

Because of the tendering system, Hong Kong contractors have complicated administrative procedures and lack an effective model. Their energy is not focused on the quality of housing construction, but only on the administrative procedures for tendering and the cumbersome bureaucratic procedures that follow.

Therefore, if we want to be results-oriented, the Government should discuss with the national team the construction of public housing and HOS housing.

The mainland's "square cabin" contractors can be divided into many levels, and the highest-level national-level contractors can take on the task of solving housing problems for Hong Kong.

Of course, it is not free. All kinds of information should be provided openly and honestly, including the method of negotiating bids and prices, and it should be done under the leadership of the Housing Department.

The government can follow the example of Singapore and let young architects and small and medium-sized architects in Hong Kong play their role in designing public housing HOS flats.

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There are many teams of architects, specialists and engineers in the Housing Department.

They should concentrate on planning and design work, and should follow the example of Singapore, allowing young architects and small and medium-sized architects in Hong Kong to play their role in designing public housing HOS flats.

Another is the issue of imported labor.

Because Singapore can import labor, construction costs can be controlled.

Imported labor does not refer to the import of existing labor in Hong Kong, but the import of labor that is in short supply in Hong Kong.

This can also be done by adopting a model like the previous model in which mainland medical and nursing staff came to Hong Kong to assist in building houses, and set up temporary dormitories next to the construction site for them to live in.

This is also practical.

If the construction of the temporary dormitory adopts the Mainland model, it will be completed within a week or two.

Not a fantasy, but doable.

In short, in order to solve the housing problem in Hong Kong, we must first set goals and clarify how much to increase the "volume" and how fast the "speed" can be increased, instead of spending another 100 days to study.

If we can't speed up in the end, then everyone will be disappointed with the Hong Kong government.

Mr. Li Jiachao should also pay attention to one thing: how to give hope to young people?

You can let them settle down first, then they will be more motivated to develop.

Habitat is a community plan.

The whole planning research should bring in Singapore experts, or organize local experts to come to Singapore to learn and exchange experience.

In fact, there are many scholars and experts in Hong Kong who have taught and lived in Singapore. They should be asked to help establish a research model to solve the housing problem in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong must not be ashamed to ask questions.

To solve the problem, the Chief Executive himself must lead by example, and even take the initiative to contact Singapore's Prime Minister-designate Huang Xuncai to seek their assistance.

Hong Kong's greatest success in the past was absorbing knowledge from the world.

Hong Kong officials should put down their headscarves and learn from Singapore's housing development model.

Hu Enwei

is a member of the National Hong Kong and Macao Research Association, a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and Zuni.

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