Undertaking "telling China's stories well", Hong Kong's new chief executive, Li Jiachao, also focused on "promoting Hong Kong to the outside world and telling Hong Kong's stories well" after taking office.
When he attended the Chief Executive's Q&A in the Legislative Council for the first time as the Chief Executive, Li Jiachao focused on seven areas of general concern to the society, one of which was strengthening external publicity.
In Li Jiachao's words, "Although we are gentlemen in the world, there are many villains", referring to not only relying on "the natural fragrance of musk", but also "drawing dolls to draw intestines".
Li Jiachao gave a symposium on "The Spirit of the President's Important Speech".
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It is naturally important and necessary to publicize Hong Kong and tell the story of Hong Kong well.
After successive social movements, Hong Kong's once-proud core values, including the rule of law, democracy, civilization, and soft power, have been hit hard.
Although Hong Kong was seen by the mainland, Taiwan, and the world through the 2019 amendment bill, Hong Kong, which was raging with fire and violence, was constantly pushed into the headlines of the international media, but all the onlookers only saw If you see a part of Hong Kong, or only see the part you want to believe, the sense of tearing in Hong Kong is further enhanced.
When Hong Kong is changing from chaos to governance, from governance to prosperity, it is particularly important and urgent to tell the story of Hong Kong well and present a more comprehensive and diverse Hong Kong to the outside world.
But how to "tell the Hong Kong story well" is a difficult problem.
On the one hand, although Beijing has repeatedly emphasized that "one country, two systems" remains unchanged, President Xi Jinping made a new political commitment in his speech in Hong Kong on July 1, "'One country, two systems' has been repeatedly tested in practice, and it conforms to the fundamental interests of the country and the nation. The fundamental interests of Hong Kong and Macau have received the full support of more than 1.4 billion people of the motherland, the unanimous support of Hong Kong and Macau residents, and the general approval of the international community. There is no reason to change such a good system, and it must be maintained for a long time!" From the perspective of the main threat countries and regions, today's Hong Kong is already "one country, one system", so when the "Hong Kong story" encounters an international narrative that has the right to speak, it can be imagined that it is difficult to tell it well.
President Xi Jinping took the oath for Li Jiachao and key officials of the 6th Hong Kong SAR Government and delivered an important speech.
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On the other hand, at the social level in Hong Kong, people generally lack resonance with "telling Hong Kong stories well".
Under the pressure of the turmoil over the amendments, Beijing launched the national security law for the Hong Kong area and reformed the electoral system. Although from Beijing's point of view, this was a last resort, in order to prevent Hong Kong from becoming undefended. The city has become an anti-communist base in order to drag Hong Kong out of the pan-politicized quagmire and focus on the economy and people’s livelihood. However, in the eyes of many Hong Kong people, Beijing’s implementation of comprehensive governance power has also further restricted Hong Kong people’s rights and interests. free.
Although today's situation in Hong Kong began when the opposition broke the benign confrontation structure, many people have been reluctant to look back on the past, especially the turmoil over the amendment bill, but only one-dimensionally attributed it to "the river has turned into a well."
Under such a psychological presupposition, although the main body of "telling Hong Kong stories well" is Hong Kong, in the eyes of many people, the ultimate purpose is to meet the central government's expectations for Hong Kong and has little to do with the lives of ordinary people. .
Based on the above two points, one is the international climate, and the other is Hong Kong's own microclimate, so it is not easy to "tell the Hong Kong story well".
Judging from the actual actions of various parties in "telling stories", "telling Hong Kong stories well" is falling into the trap of another formalism.
After Xi Jinping delivered an important speech in Hong Kong on July 1, all sectors of Hong Kong set off an upsurge of "learning, publicizing and implementing the spirit of President Xi Jinping's important speech", including the Liaison Office, pro-establishment political parties, associations of associations, etc.
Needless to say, Xi Jinping came to Hong Kong to speak again five years later, and it was in the middle of the "50 years of "one country, two systems" "unchanged". At a time when Hong Kong has experienced large and small storms that impact people's mental changes, it is naturally very important. It is necessary to learn, I understand that Hong Kong nowadays also needs such reassurance and stabilizer.
However, in terms of methods and methods, whether to use such a form to "learn propaganda" and "tell stories" needs further discussion. At least from the current actual effect and social perception, it is not satisfactory.
The Liaison Office of the CPC Central Committee held a symposium on studying the spirit of Xi Jinping's speech.
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Lui Da-lok, chair professor of Hong Kong social studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, recently wrote in an article, "Function words will not help us tell Hong Kong stories well. To tell Hong Kong stories well, we must seriously understand and think about the life and culture of this place." Lu Da-lok also emphasized that speaking A good Hong Kong story needs to give concrete answers to specific questions that people are generally concerned about, such as "What degree of openness does Hong Kong's "two systems" allow it to maintain? How will the SAR government manage its opening to the outside world? What is the difference in openness? Is it a difference in degree? Is it a difference in nature? What kind of consistency is needed under the framework of a country?”
Therefore, for the SAR government, to "promote Hong Kong to the outside world and tell the story of Hong Kong well", it needs to start by avoiding formalism and starting from seeking truth from facts and facing specific problems. Some practices that the mainland is accustomed to do not necessarily apply to Hong Kong, "Hong Kong stories" need to be Rooted in the life and culture of Hong Kong.
As Xi Jinping said in his July 1st speech, "The biggest aspiration of the people in Hong Kong is to hope for a better life, to live in a more spacious house, to have more opportunities to start a business, to have better education for children, and to grow older. The care they receive is better.” As long as the SAR government can respond to these people’s livelihood demands with down-to-earth and practical actions, it is not difficult to “tell the Hong Kong story well”, and it is a matter of course.
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