The Legislative Council's "Subcommittee on Studying Government Restructuring Plans and Related Matters" met for the first time today (20th). The Secretary-General of the Chief Executive-designate's Office, Cheng Chung-wai, said that in the past, some policy bureaux had a heavy workload and wide-ranging scope. The bureau's responsibilities are clearer and focus on key policies.
Chief Executive-designate Li Jiachao suggested that deputy directors should be added under the three divisions. Zheng Zhongwei explained that he hoped to strengthen cooperation and coordination, and give overall command to cross-policy issues.
He pointed out that the Deputy Secretary must have a clear division of labor, and the government will make it public to the public. The Deputy Secretary has two main responsibilities, including sharing the heavy work of the Secretary, and in response to the new government's priorities and public concerns, the implementation of which is carried out by the Secretary or the Secretary. tasks assigned by the Chief Executive.
Zheng Zhongwei.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The reorganization of the government structure will be a major focus of the next government’s work. The outside world is concerned about the functions and positioning of the newly established three “deputy directors”, as well as the resulting expansion of the manpower and salary packages.
Zheng Zhongwei emphasized that the reorganization of the government structure is an important step in the implementation of Li Jiachao's political platform.
He said that under the new structure, the entire director-general's office needs to be assisted by an additional director-level officer, while the deputy director-general will be staffed by 9 staff.
Zeng Guowei refutes Li Huiqiong: the current session has policy targets
DAB Chairman Li Huiqiong questioned that the chief executive-designate did not consider setting up a central policy team and how to improve the government's lack of long-term planning. He also asked whether the current government would commit to cooperating with the chief executive-designate in setting up key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the government The main work.
Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, said that the current government is not without long-term planning. For example, tomorrow's Lantau and the northern metropolitan area are quite long-term development visions.
In terms of KPIs, Zeng Guowei said that the Budget and various government reports provide indicators. In the past, key officials have been replaced and some officials have resigned, reflecting the actual implementation of the accountability system.
Zheng Zhongwei said that the chief executive-designate has stated that KPIs are set in designated tasks and projects, and specific projects cannot be disclosed at this stage, but youth work and integration into the Greater Bay Area are key tasks.
The expenses of setting up a deputy department have tripled Zheng Zhongwei: money is not the focus
New Thinking Di Zhiyuan criticized the government's lack of long-term plans for welfare, the elderly and poverty, and questioned Li Jiachao's proposal to add three deputy directors, which greatly increased the total salary expenditure from the reorganization plan from 30 million yuan to more than 90 million yuan per year. Yuan asked for an explanation of the specific value added, pointing out that the establishment of the "Deputy Director-General" part should be left to the new government's presence before deliberation.
Zheng Zhongwei said that the position of the deputy director is higher than that of the director, and the amount involved must have increased. It is not fair to compare the two numbers. He also pointed out that the focus is not on the issue of money, but whether it can achieve results.
He opposed the phased review of the reorganization plan, saying that the plan was indispensable to the implementation of Li Jiachao's political platform, and described "the three armed forces will go ahead without food and forage", and the work can only be implemented only if the staff is allocated.
Kowloon Central Assemblyman Yeung Wing-kit pointed out that if the coordination of the government is improved after the reorganization of the government structure, citizens can go upstairs faster, and spending 100 million yuan is worth the money.
He asked how the government will be held accountable after setting up KPIs. For example, if they fail to meet the standards, whether officials will need to deduct labor, and suggested setting up a performance monitoring bureau.
Set up a performance monitoring bureau?
Zeng Guowei: I have the feeling of "checking myself"
Zeng Guowei said that he has worked in government departments for more than 30 years and has experience in leading front-line colleagues. He emphasized that we should not only look at the ideas of the upper management, but should focus on the implementation details, otherwise the policy will be off the ground.
He pointed out that the establishment of a performance monitoring bureau may cause people to have the concept of "checking their own people". Whether to add such a bureau is left to the next government to decide.
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