The appointment of the new team should not become a political reward Hong Kong's "talent pool" still needs to be improved

The dust of Hong Kong's chief executive election has settled, and the only candidate, Li Jiachao, has become the chief executive-designate without any suspense. The next task is to form a team for the new government.

The current government has expressed its full cooperation to submit the government restructuring plan to the Legislative Council for deliberation. Various political parties and think tanks that once supported Li Jiachao's candidacy have also recommended talent political circles to Li Jiachao. It is rumored to be a popular candidate for the cabinet.

Tan Yaozong, director of Li Jiachao's campaign office, said frankly that there are many types of self-recommendation or recommendation calls. It is conceivable that many people think that the hot kitchen has cooled down and hope to find a position in the new government, so they use various contacts to recommend to the cabinet. , The group situation is not very lively.

Political parties are giving away talents, and Hong Kong's political talents seem to be the best.

However, although it is said that the "catfish effect" can only be achieved by opening up a political career and bringing in outsiders, the current rumored names belong to talents who implement policies and realize reforms, and how many are only political rewards.

This situation also reflects the immaturity of Hong Kong's political talent pool. Every time the new government organizes teams, it gives the outside world a feeling of "temporary love". Moreover, the new government often ends up as "Nowhere in Shu" because it cannot find suitable talents. The embarrassing situation of the general, Liao Hua being the vanguard".

Two members of the Legislative Council from the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, the largest party in the establishment, are rumored to be popular candidates for the cabinet.

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Recently, Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is also facing the succession of its fourth generation since the founding of the country.

A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the 49-year-old civil servant Huang Xuncai was expected to take over after the 2025 election.

There are many points in the PAP's political talent pool that can be borrowed from Hong Kong. If you analyze it carefully, you will find that some of the designs are the same, but Hong Kong's political talent pool still needs to be improved.

For details, please read the 317th issue of "Hong Kong 01" e-Weekly Newsletter (May 16, 2022) "

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