Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the last question-and-answer session of the Legislative Council Chief Executive today (9th) in her term of office. With three weeks remaining in her term, she summed up her work in office in her opening remarks. In addition to leading the executive, it is also necessary to maintain the checks and balances of the legislature and the independence of the judiciary.
Carrie Lam said that she was distressed by the internal conflict in the old parliament. At that time, there was a lack of mutual trust in the executive and legislation. A storm of amendments made her realize the importance of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" under one country, two systems, and said that she had "worked hard" when she took office.
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Legislative Council.
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[10:50] Zheng Yongshun of the DAB asked about the issue of transitional housing. Carrie Lam pointed out that the housing supply is "as fast as a month," but in fact, this is not just a matter of bureaucratic procedures. In fact, there is a lot of work to be done. The current government has made some bold moves, such as transitional housing, which is now an important part of the housing ladder. She hopes that the next government will make more efforts and land developers will also support this work.
She believes that there is no immediate way to see results in housing and land, and it is often the former who planted the trees and the latter who enjoyed the shade.
In addition, she believes that housing supply should not be affected by fluctuations in building prices, and must be persistent, otherwise demand will not be recovered.
She pointed out that the public housing supply of the current government has increased by 40% compared with the previous term, and it is believed that the supply of public housing will continue to rise sharply in the next 10 years.
Message to Members: Key Communication, Mutual Understanding and Compassion in Solving Social Issues
[10:45] Heung Yee Kuk Lau Yip-keung was the first member to speak. He thanked Carrie Lam for his contributions in the past five years, showing the world the results of the practice of one country, two systems in Hong Kong, dismantling the wall for the development of the New Territories, and liberating the development potential of the land in the New Territories. When asked about the biggest difficulties and obstacles to the development of the New Territories, Lam's message to the next government.
Lin Zheng responded that Liu Yeqiang's problem reminded her of Liu Yeqiang's late father, Liu Huangfa. She said that Uncle Fa was a politician she respected and a role model worthy of learning. When encountering difficulties, he was willing to solve it together and listen patiently.
Carrie Lam recalled how she and Liu Huangfa went to the Xiangyuanwei port to contact the indigenous residents, and was willing to spend time mediating and use her own strength to solve the problem.
Carrie Lam believes that the key to solving all social problems is communication, mutual understanding and accommodation, and he wishes that every member present here can play this role in the future.
"I have handed in a score sheet that is worthy of my own"
[10:35] Lam Cheng said that this year's Legislative Council passed a number of significant bills, including the introduction of non-locally trained doctors, the ban on e-cigarettes and the cancellation of MPF hedging voted today.
She said that if it was not for patriots to rule Hong Kong, it would be impossible to implement the reorganization of the government structure, there is no basis for all-round cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and there is no confidence to propose a new draft amendment to the copyright bill, and there is no proposal for the development of the northern metropolitan area. The SAR government has more ambition and confidence to think innovatively.
She announced that the SAR government and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will hold the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Palace Museum on June 22.
She said that the past five years have undeniably been the most severe situation since the handover, with unprecedented challenges and turbulent winds. What drives her to move forward bravely and fearlessly is a strong sense of historical mission and sense of responsibility for the times, despite the society's evaluation of her work Differently, the members believe that the SAR government led by her has room for improvement, but she is worthy of her own achievements, which marks a complete end to her 42-year public service career. I wish the members a smooth work and a harmonious government.
During my tenure, the stormy waves were distressed by the internal friction of the old parliament: I worked hard
[10:33] Carrie Lam pointed out that her term will be completed in three weeks, and she is very happy to be arranged by the President of the Legislative Council to speak for the last time today to answer members' questions.
She pointed out that during these important times in the past, most people like to look back and look forward, but in fact, after five years of turbulent waves and severe challenges, Hong Kong is standing at a new starting point of returning to the original intention of "One Country, Two Systems" and on the right track. Everyone is full of Hong Kong's future. expect.
She said that she wanted to share three things, including the relationship between the executive and the legislature, the relationship between patriots governing Hong Kong and good governance, and the future of Hong Kong.
First, the chief executive must be accountable to both the central government and the SAR. In addition to ensuring that the executive organs perform their duties and responsibilities well and manage the affairs of the SAR, they must also maintain the legislature to check and balance the functions of the executive and the judiciary to exercise independent judicial power.
Lam Cheng recalled that when he first attended the question-and-answer session at the Legislative Council in July 2017, he first looked back over the past 30 years and how he had maintained a good relationship between the executive and the legislature. "I hope that the Legislative Council will be a place to discuss matters and do practical things.
However, there was still internal friction at that time. The background of 2017 was the political situation after the election of the previous year. Hong Kong was full of internal friction, struggle and strife. She felt very sad about this.
At that time, a civil servant pointed out to her with a wry smile that she could only enter the meeting room to start her own agenda after an unknown number of meetings, and she herself felt very distressed.
Lam pointed out that the lack of mutual trust between officials and lawmakers at that time slowed down the implementation of the policy, but he was not discouraged at the time, and he still believed that most lawmakers and officials loved Hong Kong deeply and found a way out of the predicament. I tried," communicating with different parties.
Therefore, in the 2017 and 2018 policy addresses, despite the politicization of the parliament, the motions of thanks for the group counting of votes were passed.
However, the turmoil of the amendments later proved that a good relationship between the executive and the legislature must be based on the principle of one country, two systems.
Later, everyone knew that those who opposed China and disrupted Hong Kong used elections to enter the governance system, undermining the relationship between the central government and the SAR.
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