As an agency that assists the Chief Executive in decision-making, the Executive Council has constitutional status and the power to assist in decision-making. The Chief Executive must consult the guild before making important decisions, introducing bills to the Legislative Council, formulating subsidiary regulations and dissolving the Legislative Council. Peers will make the decision.
The society has different imaginations and expectations of the Executive Council, hoping to help the government to achieve "good governance and good governance"; however, the government misjudged the social situation when revising the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, causing an unprecedented governance crisis. The fifth wave of the new crown virus epidemic this year In addition, more than 9,100 people died due to poor prevention and control, all of which raise questions about the failure of the guild to play its due role.
Chief Executive-designate Li Jiachao threatened to strengthen government governance. Will he reform the guild in this regard?
Specifically, what is the problem with the guild, and is it worth keeping?
"The Government will also submit proposals to the Executive Council to relax the maximum number of people for group gatherings in public places from two to four", "The Chief Executive in Council has approved a series of proposals to tighten social distancing measures", "In response to the current the public health emergency, the Chief Executive in Council yesterday (February 23) passed a Regulation to allow the Government to exempt certain persons or projects from statutory requirements such as licensing, registration and application.” … ..
The novel coronavirus has been raging for more than two years. Whenever the epidemic enters a critical juncture and the SAR government needs to tighten or relax epidemic prevention measures, words such as "Executive Council" and "Decision of the Chief Executive in Council" are always mentioned repeatedly.
In fact, a number of important measures in Hong Kong, including the restriction of gatherings, the order on masks, and the decision to invoke the Emergency Regulations Ordinance to exempt the registration of medical care and supplies from the Mainland in Hong Kong, the postponement of the sixth-term chief executive election, the postponement of the seventh The election of the current Legislative Council is inseparable from the Executive Council held every Tuesday, and its importance is beyond doubt.
In recent years, government governance has failed, and guilds with very low transparency have also become the target of public criticism. Executive Council member Tang Jiahua, senior researcher of the Hong Kong Vision Project of the Hong Kong Policy Institute, Lin Zhiyin, and senior current affairs commentator Lu Zhaoxing believe that the problem lies in...
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Analysis of the Facts and Realities of the Executive Council
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Failure of the Guild ・1｜Analysis of the Fake and Reality of the Executive Council
Whenever the epidemic comes to a critical juncture and the government needs to tighten or relax epidemic prevention measures, words such as "decision of the Chief Executive in Council" are always heard. Details in the sack.
(Photo by Gao Zhongming)
During the interview, Tang Jiahua repeatedly clarified the imagination and misunderstanding of the guild, and described the guild as the "personal advisory group" of the Chief Executive.
(Photo by Lin Ruoqin)