Chief Executive-designate Li Jiachao announced the list of the new team within a few days. In the reorganized "Six Divisions and Fifteen Bureaus", many Division Directors were born in the administrative officer system. Some permanent secretaries of policy bureaus left the civil service team, and some director-level officials jumped to the post. A policy bureau with a more professional nature.
Since Li Jiachao, who was from the disciplined service, ascended the throne of the Chief Executive, many commentators believed that the military attache was in power, and the civil servants from the AO "had no operation". However, looking at Li Jiachao's team, it seems that the AO still occupies an important seat in the Hong Kong governance system.
Political circles and scholars have analyzed that from the list, Li Jiachao's cabinet is practical and does not exclude AOs. First, because they are familiar with government operations, they can start work as soon as they are buried. Second, it reflects that it is not as easy as imagined to find talents from the outside world.
Chief Executive-designate Li Jiachao will announce the list of key officials.
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The core positions are mostly filled by highly loyal people
According to the list of rumors in the political circle, the current Chief Executive Officer Chen Guoji will serve as the Chief Secretary for Administration.
The Secretary for Justice was replaced, the former chairman of the Bar Association, Lin Dingguo, replaced Zheng Ruohua, and the deputy secretary was Zhang Guojun, a member of the Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong.
The above names are less well known to Zhuo Yongxing.
Cheuk Wing-hing was a police inspector and later joined the administrative grade. He served as the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene and the Commissioner of Labour. He retired as a former officer and became the Permanent Secretary of the Innovation and Technology Bureau. , the half-year term only engaged in one dialogue.
There are senior members of the establishment who have played against Zhuo. When Zhuo Renxing was in charge of the FEHD, he failed to solve the problems of rodents and markets, and he had a general impression.
However, some politicians pointed out that Zhuo Yongxing is good at coordination between departments, and handles many inter-departmental and even inter-ministerial work in the Innovation and Technology Bureau.
Liu Zhaojia, vice-chairman of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, pointed out that many administrative officials have experience in cross-departmental cooperation. They believe that to be a director or deputy director, the most important thing is to gain the trust of the chief executive, achieve mutual trust and mutual respect, have the same management philosophy, and reduce the running-in time. .
Some senior institutions pointed out that the international political situation is complicated, Hong Kong has a great chance to become a target of attack, and trustworthy officials are needed to sit in the office. Therefore, the core offices of the next government will be filled with executives and high loyalty.
Sun Dong, Chair Professor of City University.
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The political world is puzzled by Xue Yongheng's departure
On the list, at least 4 bureau chiefs remain in office or are transferred peacefully. Among them, the Secretary for Security, Deng Bingqiang, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Xu Zhengyu, remain in their current positions, and the Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, has been transferred to the newly established Culture, Sports and Tourism. Bureau.
The current Secretary for the Civil Service, Nip Tak-kuen, and the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Xue Yongheng, will not make a transition. Some people in the political circle are a little puzzled about Xue Yongheng's "nothing to stay low". Willing to listen to
opinions .
The Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau must establish an "industry-university-research" industry chain
Some policy bureaus are appointed by experts. For example, the director of the Medical and Health Bureau is Lu Chongmao, the director of the Shenzhen Hospital of Hong Kong University, and the director of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau is a member of the Legislative Council and a biotechnology scholar, Sun Dong.
Liu Zhaojia pointed out that Hong Kong has set the goal of becoming a capital of innovation and technology for some time. Hong Kong is very strong in research. In the future, it will focus on the cooperation of "industry, academia and research", and turn the research results of universities and scientific research institutions into products. Complete the "one-stop" industrial chain, which involves multiple levels, including financing, intellectual property, production and sales.
Liu Zhaojia said that the reorganization of the Innovation and Technology Bureau into the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau is precisely to reflect the goal of one-stop development of "production, learning and research".
Some members of the Federation of Trade Unions pointed out that Sun Yuhan was smooth and fast.
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Sun Yuhan in charge of the Labour and Welfare Bureau Workers' Union
In the rumored list, many policy bureaus are headed by AO, who jumped out of the civil service team to become accountable officials. For example, the Permanent Secretary of the Development Bureau, Ning Hanhao, will be the Secretary for Development; the Commissioner for Labour, Sun Yuk-han, will be promoted to the Secretary for Labour and Welfare and the Director of Architectural Services. Ho Wing-yin is the Secretary for Housing.
Some members of the Federation of Trade Unions pointed out that Sun Yuhan was smooth in his work and fast in speed. He was a "smart boy".
For many people in the next team to be promoted from director to director, the person believes that the advantage is that they are familiar with the book and understand the operation of the system, but they generally lack sufficient political awareness, which is very important for accountability officials, and also shows that it is necessary to find external talents to serve as director. It is not easy, and it is often necessary to be promoted from within the government.
Among the external talents, Qiu Yinghua, CEO of Greater Bay Area Airlines, has been the director of Commerce and Economic Development, which is more prominent.
Liu Zhaojia, vice-chairman of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, expects that top managers should have clear policy goals and allow the policy bureau to have a reasonable time to work, so that they should be able to make achievements.
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Regarding the fact that there are many AO promotions in the overall list, Liu Zhaojia said that the outside world does not know whether the list is the first candidate of Li Jiachao. This time, there are fewer external talents. Maybe the talents will have to wait for the political environment to be further stabilized before they will increase their willingness to enter the government.
In addition, it cannot be ignored that accountability officials need the consent of the central government to take office, so the candidates may involve the intention of the central government.
Liu Zhaojia: There are few external talents or the political environment is stable
However, judging from the list, Liu Zhaojia said that it is undeniable that it is a practical team. He pointed out that politically important positions depend on loyalty and responsibility, while practical positions depend on professional ability and knowledge. Not well-known, but has been doing practical.
As for whether the practical team can improve administrative efficiency, Liu Zhaojia said that the upper management must have clear policy goals, and allow the policy bureau to have a reasonable time to work, so that it should be able to make achievements.
He said that the current-term government needs to more vigorously meet the hopes of the central government and society, including integrating into the overall development of the country, resolving deep-seated conflicts, and laying a foundation for the development of emerging industries.
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