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[01Editorial] The governance team said that the new way of governance is more valuable

2022-06-26T12:13:18.597Z


The SAR government is about to change its term, and the names of the new principal officials and members of the Executive Council have also been announced in the past week. As expected by the outside world, many of these senior officials were retained by the current government or from the existing civil servants.


The SAR government is about to change its term, and the names of the new principal officials and members of the Executive Council have also been announced in the past week.

As expected by the outside world, many of these senior officials were retained by the current government or promoted from the existing civil service system, and members of the Executive Council also continued to come from several major establishment camps.

These candidates are not completely "new teams", and it is difficult for the public to have great expectations for them. In addition, in Hong Kong recently, "the house leaked and it rained overnight." The fire and collapse of the bridge caused a power outage in the western New Territories, and several high-ranking officials were infected with the new crown virus when they were sworn in, further weakening the public's confidence in the Hong Kong government's governance capabilities.


According to the latest poll by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the overall score of the respondents to the Chief Executive-designate, Li Jiachao, was only 39.5 points. The interests of the people," "caring for people's livelihood and suffering," and "protecting Hong Kong's freedom and human rights" are all lower than before Carrie Lam took office five years ago, and all the items are at a failing level.

The expectations of all sectors of society for the next government have been low from the beginning, so there will definitely be no "honeymoon period" in the governance of the next SAR government.

Under such circumstances, the entire new Hong Kong governance team, including Li Jiachao, needs to surprise the society as soon as possible after taking office, and truly show their new thinking and new style of work, so as to restore the prestige of governance.

Hong Kong's "house leaks happen to rain overnight." There have been a series of incidents such as "Jumbo Seafood Boat" leaving Hong Kong and overturning, a cable bridge caught on fire and collapsed, causing a power outage in the western New Territories, and several high-ranking officials were infected with the new crown virus when they were sworn in.

(File photo/Photo by Lu Yiming)

Use the old to show the new style

Among the 21 principal officials of the sixth SAR government, there are four who can directly transition from the current government to their original positions, two who have been transferred to other positions, two who have been promoted to director by the deputy director, and who have served as civil servants in the current government. There are six people, and after deduction, only one-third of the new entrants remain, indicating that the proportion of old people in this Hong Kong governance team is much higher than that of newcomers.

In particular, some officials used to control a certain part of Hong Kong's housing and land policies for many years, but when they approached their office, they said that the previous delays after the change of government and the change of positions were the same as their own, not to mention that they used to often Using excuses such as "the predecessors plant trees, the later generations enjoy the shade" and other excuses to deal with the public's scrutiny perfunctorily.

As for the 16 non-official members of the next Executive Council, there are only 7 new entrants, and the remaining 9 members continue to be appointed in the previous term. The new members are also less than half of the total number. The number of members”, it is inevitable that the outside world will feel that the arrangement pays more attention to ensuring the support votes of the parliament, and may not be able to effectively reflect the public sentiment.

Although Ip Liu Shuyi, who was appointed as the convener, said that she is "selfless and does not follow the interests of the party, but looks at the overall situation", in recent years, the Executive Council has supported the "three tunnels" in which the fare increase of the CHT and EHC is exchanged for the fare reduction of the WHC. Judging from the plan, acceptance of the minimum wage committee's proposal to maintain the minimum wage and hourly wages, etc., it is doubtful whether the old members of the guild can consider the overall situation.

Looking back at the announcement of the members of Carrie Lam's government five years ago, her team was also questioned by the outside world because of the existence of many old people, and it did not reflect the "new style".

Lin Zhengyue's response at that time was that "old personnel can also have new styles." Unfortunately, it later proved that this did not come true.

The candidates for Li Jiachao's "new team" to rule Hong Kong have been determined, and the old man-dominated situation cannot be changed. Although they are faced with the same situation as when Carrie Lam came on stage, it does not mean that they have not been able to innovate their behavior.

Li Jiachao and his team must deeply learn from the lessons of their predecessors, try to avoid repeating the same mistakes, and make governance decisions that truly cater to the needs of the society, rather than follow the old ways of ignoring the past.

Among the 21 principal officials of the sixth SAR government, there are four who can directly transition from the current government to their original positions, two who have been transferred to other positions, two who have been promoted to director by the deputy director, and who have served as civil servants in the current government. There are six people, and only one-third of the new entrants.

(China News Agency)

The two central offices expressly improve people's livelihood

After the list of key officials was released, the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong immediately issued a congratulatory message. However, the texts all urge the next government to pay attention to improving people's livelihood.

The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office pointed out that the sixth-term SAR government must "be good at solving the various contradictions and difficulties faced by Hong Kong's development, and be good at doing practical things for the people", and "look forward to pragmatically solving the most direct and practical issues that Hong Kong people are most concerned about." , "Concentrate on solving economic and people's livelihood problems".

A spokesman for the Liaison Office also stated that the new government should "continuously improve governance efficiency and focus on solving deep-seated problems related to the vital interests of the public... and respond to the expectations of the new government from all walks of life and the general public with practical actions."

Such reminders from the two offices undoubtedly reveal that the central government attaches great importance to this task of the next Hong Kong government.

In an exclusive interview with the media, Li Jiachao said that "the focus of the new SAR government is to develop the economy and improve people's livelihood" and that "economic development is the key to improving people's livelihood", but in fact, previous chief executives have made similar remarks before taking office. .

The title of Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's platform has the words "promoting the economy and people's livelihood together", and the "development of the economy" part of Leung Chun-ying's platform also lists "making Hong Kong's economy more prosperous and progressive, and the living standards of the people constantly improving" as the goal. In the end, the results of the two people's governance are obvious to all.

The economic and industrial structure is still single, the problem of the disparity between the rich and the poor has not yet been resolved, and the lives of grassroots citizens are becoming more and more difficult.

From Li Jiachao to the members of his governance team, to the various figures who have stood up to support or support him in recent months, almost all of them will not flaunt his bright slogan of "targeting results", but when we say that we must pursue " What is the meaning of this "result"?

The economic and social policies under the British colonial rule of Hong Kong once led the local market to advance steadily. The "result" is that the economy has achieved rapid development, but it has also buried various deep-seated contradictions that have provoked long-term public grievances. The famous director Malcolm Clarke (Malcolm Clarke) The documentary "Hong Kong: The Covered Up" recently authorized to be broadcast by "Hong Kong 01" mainly hopes to convey this message.

Is this "result", which makes life difficult for the general public, worthy of being regarded as a "goal"?

The important speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return five years ago has prescribed a prescription for Hong Kong - "Development is the eternal theme and the foundation of Hong Kong's existence."

(File photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)

The goal result is to satisfy the society

Li Jiachao recently said that he had learned the main points of "governance" during his 35 years of service in the police force, one of which is "We must pay attention to the results of implementation, and in every operation, we must think carefully and plan carefully in order to achieve the goal of the operation. ”, which is probably his footnote on “results as the goal”.

However, Li Jiachao obviously ignored a very important question, that is, how to choose the correct "result" as the "target"?

Without proper values ​​to guide you in the right direction, simply relying on "thoughtful thinking and careful planning" to improve efficiency and speed up action will at any time become farther from good governance.

The current problem in Hong Kong is not only the cumbersome decision-making and implementation process of building beds and houses, but also the fact that those who manage Hong Kong lack the pursuit of value oriented to the life of the citizens.

The Financial Secretary Chen Maobo, who will remain in the next government, recounted in his blog the "people first", "people-centered development", "people-oriented development" and "people first" when the resolution of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was promulgated in November last year. Wealth for All", but soon stopped talking about it.

Xu Zhengyu, the appointed Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, who also remained in office, gave a speech at a press conference to explain what he could do to continue to contribute to Hong Kong. The outside world once thought that he rarely said "finance for the people", but after the press release was published, we saw He was just talking about "financial benefits for the people", and the difference between the words once again revealed the financial officials' judgment on the status of the people.

Li Jiachao's "result as the goal" is to improve people's lives, he must set out the "result" he intends to regard as the "goal", not just to choose a "goal" that has nothing to do with the wishes of the majority of Hong Kong people to speed up the process and hastily In exchange for a "result" that society is not happy with.

The People's Daily published an article last Monday, recalling President Xi Jinping's important speech at the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return five years ago, stating that "development is the eternal theme and the foundation of Hong Kong's existence."

Xi Jinping has decided to attend the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth government this Friday (July 1). Only then can people's dreams of a healthy life and a peaceful society be realized."

It is unknown whether the next government's Hong Kong governance team will meet the leaders of the country who have just lost their voices.

Source: hk1

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