Chief Executive Li Jiachao attended the first question-and-answer session after taking office in the Legislative Council today (6th), revealing that a department similar to the previous Central Policy Unit will be re-established, which has been initially named the "Chief Executive's Policy Unit" to study policies involving local, national and international levels. .
The previous government abolished the Central Policy Unit and reorganized it into the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office. Now Li Jiachao has officially confirmed that a similar department will be re-established.
Liu Zhaojia, vice president of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, who was the chief consultant of the Central Policy Group, expects that the new policy group will be mainly responsible for drawing the government's future development direction and major policies, and will not deal with day-to-day administration. can be further strengthened.
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Liu: It can serve as a public education function to enhance the horizons of Hong Kong people
Liu Zhaojia said that in his July 1 speech, President Xi Jinping specifically mentioned that he hoped that the SAR government should "enhance the national concept and international vision, and actively plan the development of Hong Kong from the overall situation and long-term needs." Instead, it strengthens the Chief Executive's ability to lead the government and Hong Kong, assists the Chief Executive in establishing macro, long-term, historical, national, international and strategic thinking, and charts the future development direction and major policies of the government and Hong Kong.
He believes that the policy team should study and analyze the changes in domestic and foreign situations and their impact on Hong Kong, especially the country's major policies and development trends, China's relations with the United States and the West, changes in the international order, the development of the world economic situation, the development of the Taiwan Strait The situation and the pattern of regional economic cooperation must also grasp the social conditions and public opinion of Hong Kong as a whole and in various aspects, as well as the political and social changes in Hong Kong.
Liu Zhaojia also pointed out that the group can play the role of public education, enhance the international and national perspectives of Hong Kong people, and promote their understanding and support for those long-term and major policies. In addition, it should also closely cooperate with think tanks and academic institutions in Hong Kong and abroad. Exchanges and cooperation to enhance their capabilities as the chief executive's staff, but the main research work should be undertaken by researchers within the group.
Cai Ziqiang: It is difficult to determine the function with a few words, but we must pay attention to the national vision
Cai Ziqiang, a senior lecturer at the Department of Politics and Administration of the Chinese University, said that the Central Strategy Group had different functions in different eras. In the pre-return Patten era, they attached more importance to communicating with people from different political spectrums and gaining popularity. Therefore, members of the DAB were also serving as consultants at that time. When Liu Zhaojia was the chief consultant (spanning the period of Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang), he paid more attention to understanding public sentiment through polls and approving research projects to assist the government in decision-making; in the Leung Chun-ying government, Shao Shanbo paid more attention to contacting domestic think tanks and understanding national conditions.
During Carrie Lam's tenure, the Central Strategy Group was reorganized into the Innovation Office, but it was questioned as a "boy scout", lacking in understanding of real-world politics and failing to take the pulse of the society, which indirectly led to the uncontrollable turmoil of the amendment bill.
He pointed out that in different chief executives, the Central Policy Unit or similar departments can have different functions according to the styles of different chief executives.
However, he believes that one thing is certain: "With today's political atmosphere, the new policy team will definitely emphasize the national vision like in Shao Shanbo's time, and even go further."
Li Jiachao will set up a "Chief Executive Policy Team" to formulate policy frameworks from a national perspective and Hong Kong's interests Resurrection of the long and middle strategy teams