Chief Executive Li Jiachao will lead the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director of the Chief Executive's Office today (13th) to hold the first front office exchange meeting with members of the Legislative Council.
Many parliamentarians are "gearing up" and preparing to express their personal views to the top government officials, and they are even more worried that there will be insufficient time for communication.
However, the day before, Chen Shaoxiong, a member of the election committee, was diagnosed with the new crown virus by a quick test.
Some lawmakers have privately expressed their concerns, worrying that some lawmakers are infected without knowing it, increasing the risk of spreading the disease and leading to "burning a series of boats".
However, it is reported that the mainstream opinion among members is that there is no need to worry, and today's exchange meeting will be held as usual.
At the outset, the new government clearly attached importance to the relationship between the executive and the legislature, and continued to increase the number of exchanges with the parliament.
Di Zhiyuan, chairman of New Thinking, said that there are as many as three issues to focus on, including the relationship between the executive and the legislature. New Thinking will recommend that the government make good use of the Deputy Secretary to contact the Legislative Council and properly follow up on the suggestions of members.
In addition, he also intends to propose that district councils should retain full direct elections and make good use of advisory committees.
However, due to the limited time, "it takes 30 minutes for 30 people in a session, and I shouldn't be able to talk about a lot." The new thinking needs to carefully discuss which is the key point, and it is too late to express or supplement it in writing.
Zhang Xinyu, a directly-elected member of the New Territories North, pointed out that the main content he hopes to express includes the top-level design of industrial policy, the follow-up of the CLP accident, the return of young people's hearts, etc., and will try his best to strive for opportunities to speak.
Chen Shaoxiong tested positive yesterday.
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Chen Shaoxiong attended several meetings the day before yesterday
However, on the eve of the exchange meeting, it was revealed that Chen Shaoxiong was diagnosed. It is reported that some members were worried about whether the activities would be affected.
Yesterday morning, Chen Shaoxiong discussed the West Kowloon Cultural District with officials from the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau on the 5th floor of the Legislative Council. It is understood that several members participated in the meeting, including the election committee Jie Jiang Yuhuan and Wu Jiezhuang, directly elected members Liang Wenguang, Yang Yongjie and others also participated briefly.
In the afternoon, Chen participated in the Subcommittee on Smart City Development and attended the meeting of the Panel on Environmental Affairs, both of which were attended by more than ten Members.
Some lawmakers worry about "burning serial boats"
Some lawmakers who did not wish to disclose their identities reported to the author that even if Chen Shaoxiong did not go to the front office after being infected with the epidemic, in case a lawmaker was infected without knowing it on Monday, the front office exchange meeting tomorrow will gather the core officials at the highest level of the government, worrying about it. There is a danger of "burning the serial ship": "The sensitivity of the rapid test is low, and the virus amount is high. It can be confirmed that Chen Shaoxiong was only positive today (referring to Tuesday), and he must have been infected on Monday."
Another member privately pointed out that the original intention of the front office exchange meeting is good, and normally we should look forward to it. However, under the repeated epidemic situation, the most important officials are concentrated in the same place. Even if everyone does not remove the masks, there is no denying that there is a risk, unknown. Will the "Grand Chairman" have further epidemic prevention arrangements?
Chen Keqin: No one removed the mask while sitting next to Chen Shaoxiong
Chen Hak-kin, vice chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, replied to the inquiry that he was sitting next to Chen Shaoxiong at the meeting of the Environmental Affairs Committee, but since he had to attend another meeting at the same time, he only stayed beside Chen Shaoxiong for a few minutes, during which both I didn't take off the mask to drink water, I believe the risk is not big, I wish Chen Shaoxiong a speedy recovery.
He also pointed out that members are now taking quick tests every day, and only go to work in the Legislative Council after confirming that there is nothing wrong, so as to minimize the risk and not worry about affecting the arrangement of the front office exchange meeting.
Wu Jiezhuang said that during the morning meeting the day before yesterday, everyone did not take off their masks, and he believed that the risk of transmission was not large.
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