He Shizhu recalls Deng Xiaoping: After 2047, one country, two systems does not have to be changed, but it can be extended for another 50 years

When He Shizhu, the permanent honorary president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was interviewed by the RTHK program "Footprints of the Past", he praised Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who had just stepped down as the chief executive, for his great contribution to labor.

He also quoted Deng Xiaoping, the then leader of the Communist Party of China, when he was discussing the future of Hong Kong in the 1980s, who had clearly stated that "one country, two systems" would remain unchanged for 50 years. can continue.

Praise Lam Cheng's contribution to labor policy

He Shizhu said that he did not attend the 25th anniversary celebration of Hong Kong's return to China this year because he was conscious of his advanced age and could not see clearly, and he did not want to cause trouble for the conference.

He recalled that in the 1980s, when China and Britain talked about the future, when he went to Beijing to meet Deng Xiaoping, the then leader of the Communist Party of China, the other party sat down, took a puff of cigarette, and asked everyone in the first sentence: "Do you know how much my monthly salary is? Is it? 400 yuan. You at least 4,000 yuan, right?" So he does not require Hong Kong to implement the mainland's socialist system, and the mainland does not follow Hong Kong's set of capitalism.

He Shizhu continued to point out that Deng Xiaoping did not mention the term of "one country, two systems" at the beginning, but only later mentioned that it would remain unchanged for 50 years.

He quoted Deng Xiaoping as saying at the time, "Actually, it could be 100 years, 75 years, or 25 years," but in the end he thought 50 years would be more appropriate, and after 50 years, it was not necessary to change back to "one country, one system". When everyone thinks that the system is good, then we can continue it for fifty years."

He Shizhu recalled Deng Xiaoping's views on "fifty years unchanged".

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When he first entered the Legislative Council, he was asked by Zhong Shiyuan if he was "disrupting"

He Shizhu also talked about his political experience. He pointed out that when he first joined the Legislative Council in 1985 as a member of the Legislative Council, some pro-British people were "surprised" because of his status as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. At that time, Li Pengfei, Zhang Jianquan and others invited him to meet Zhong Shiyuan, who confessed When asked if he wanted to "make trouble" when he entered the parliament, he responded that he wanted to work with the government to manage Hong Kong well. As a result, everyone became good friends. He later joined the Liberal Party and also helped in the dispute over the "Rose Garden Project" between Hong Kong and Britain. Convince the Chinese to agree to the plan and ensure that the project is not monopolized by British companies.

He also recalled that when he was a member of the Legislative Council that year, he was invited by the British side to hold a British passport, but he declined due to the influence of his father, Ho Yaoguang.

As the employer representative of the Labour Advisory Council, Ho Shi-chu praised Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who had just stepped down as the Chief Executive, and pointed out that he had made a lot of contributions to the labor force during his tenure, especially the removal of MPF hedging and the implementation of increased labor holidays, describing the problems that have not been solved in the past few decades. All solved for her.

He pointed out that he had always supported Mrs. Lin, but it was a pity that the other party was not re-elected, and he gave her a message, "How can I be as good as I want, but I want to be worthy of my heart!".

Ho pointed out that he believed that the new chief executive, Li Jiachao, would be equally competent, and hoped that he would build more houses as soon as possible.

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