The by-election for seats in the election committee of the Legislative Council will be held on December 18. The six candidates each have their own strengths.
He Jingkang, Central Committee member of the New Democratic Party, focuses on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and the Greater Bay Area. He said in an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01" that he hopes to focus on the three major processes of corporate talent training, industry guidance, and financing development to help Hong Kong companies strengthen their strengths and not be afraid of competition. Government policy plays an important role at all stages.
During the interviews, Ho Jingkang mentioned "competitiveness" most often. His views on the development of Hong Kong enterprises and talents also centered on "competitiveness".
He Jingkang said that the political platform for the election includes giving full play to the advantages of "one country, two systems", promoting the integration of the Greater Bay Area, improving Hong Kong's business environment, and enhancing social harmony, paying special attention to increasing opportunities for young people to develop, and enhancing young people's sense of national and social ownership.
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Candidates for this year's Legislative Council by-election have a bright image. He Jingkang is the nephew of former Macau Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah. His strong connections in the Greater Bay Area have attracted the most attention. His other identity is an entrepreneur of small and medium-sized enterprises.
He Jingkang said that the political platform for the election includes giving full play to the advantages of "one country, two systems", promoting the integration of the Greater Bay Area, improving Hong Kong's business environment, and enhancing social harmony, paying special attention to increasing opportunities for young people to develop, and enhancing young people's sense of national and social ownership.
Understand the challenges of SMEs doing business in the Mainland
Hong Kong has special advantages in finance, shipping, trade, logistics and innovation and technology. He Jingkang has been doing business in the Mainland for more than ten years and is very familiar with the difficulties and challenges faced by SMEs, including financing, law and culture.
He Jingkang said that he is well aware of the issues that young people need to pay attention to in the Mainland, and he has rich experience and contacts in the Mainland and Macau, so he has an advantage on this issue.
The words "Greater Bay Area", "SMEs" and "young people" are naturally associated with young people starting businesses in the Greater Bay Area and the related challenges.
Regarding the opinion that the Greater Bay Area is highly competitive, Ho Jingkang admitted that this is true, but Hong Kong people have their own advantages. The most important thing is to equip yourself well, and talent training is the first step.
He Jingkang believes that moral education and national education are very important. Apart from schools, parents and friends are also needed to help cultivate them.
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Emphasis on moral education should be learned from "everyone reads finance" 20 years ago
Education is the focus of talent training. In addition to knowledge and skills, He Jingkang believes that moral education and national education should also be done well. Education cannot rely solely on schools. Parents and friends also have a role to play.
Frankly speaking, he grew up in a family with strict family education, and He Jingkang has a deep understanding of this: "The difference in morality greatly affects competitiveness."
The education system exposes students to skills that can be used in work earlier and earlier. For example, some primary and secondary schools have to learn programming.
He Jingkang said that this is a good thing. It allows students to recognize and develop skills and interests in various aspects early, and choose post-secondary education subjects, including vocational education, based on their own expertise and interests.
However, Ho Ching-kang has reservations about whether to encourage students to "know how to innovate and innovate": "Around 2000, Hong Kong rushed to study finance and become an investment bank. I think it was wrong." He believes that the society needs different talents and looks at the Greater Bay Area. It is not just a way of innovation and technology, the government can provide more vocational training for students to study.
Students should also choose subjects according to their own abilities and interests, so that individuals, industries and society can develop well.
Many primary and secondary schools have STEAM courses, and some universities provide relevant support and training for teachers and students in secondary schools. He Jingkang pointed out that it is a good thing for students to get in touch with and develop skills and interests early.
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Emphasis on on-the-job training and continuous training of professional talents
After graduating from college to join the society, education and training still cannot stop.
He Jingkang suggested that enterprises should pay more attention to on-the-job training. "Enterprise training should take up a larger proportion" to prepare for future development and business transformation. Training can also be used to discover professional talents within the company. "The greatest asset of an enterprise is its people." , I hope the government can encourage enterprises to increase internal training.
However, SMEs may have insufficient resources. He believes that the government should organize more relevant courses, encourage SMEs to participate, and even assist SMEs in recruiting and training talents.
The elderly are a treasure trove, the workplace should make good use of the experience of the elderly
The problem of talents must involve the population structure and aging. He Jingkang said that the aging of the population is indeed a fact, but emphasized that the elderly are a treasure house of talents.
He pointed out that elders with physical problems need to be well cared for, and there is still room for improvement in this area, but all elders who have reached the "retirement age" should not be "one size fits all", thinking that they all have to retire and are a burden on society. Having a lot of experience and being able to continue to contribute to Hong Kong is a valuable asset of Hong Kong, so the government should support the re-employment of the elderly.
He Jingkang said that the inheritance of predecessors' experience is very important for the development of young people. He said with a smile that his learning objects are New Democratic Party Chairman Ye Liu Shuyi and Li Dongguo. Their "asset value" (meaning knowledge and experience) is much higher than him. Learned a lot from both of them.
He Jingkang pointed out that the experience of his predecessors is an important asset in society, and joked that the "asset value" of New Democratic Party chairmen and vice-chairmen Ye Liu Shuyi and Li Dongguo is much higher than him.
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The Greater Bay Area government must provide simple and convenient channels and information to assist in business operations
If a company has enough talents, the next step is to seek further development. However, whether it is starting a business or expanding a new business, or young people going north to work, "unfamiliar life" naturally has certain risks.
Based on his experience in doing business in Xinjiang during the 12th Five-Year Plan period from 2011 to 2015, He Jingkang suggested how the government should assist small and medium-sized enterprises to venture abroad.
One of the key points of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" is the "Western Development". He Jingkang spent a long time investigating to understand the local business environment, investment facilities, regulations, etc., and to minimize the risk factor before integrating resources. Get down to business.
He believes that the projects that Hong Kong people should consider when developing in the Greater Bay Area have not changed. He emphasizes that relevant information is very important, and the government should clearly inform them of the industry environment and various processes.
He Jingkang suggested that the governments of the cities in the Greater Bay Area cooperate to provide a comprehensive and simple introduction to industrial development, as well as information such as living facilities and financing methods, so that Hong Kong companies can clearly understand the development direction of the nine cities and industries in the Greater Bay Area, and then upgrade Risk assessment for transformation, company opening, and new business development.
Hong Kong is an international financial center. He Jingkang believes that we should make good use of this advantage and provide a simple financing solution for small and medium-sized enterprises to go north to the Greater Bay Area.
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Make good use of the advantages of the financial center to solve the financing difficulties of small and medium-sized enterprises
The most common problem encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises in the Greater Bay Area is financing difficulties.
"Competition has increased, industries have become more diversified, each industry has only a short period of time to upgrade and develop, and companies have to reach certain development milestones in a short period of time." He said that small and medium-sized enterprises often fail to grasp the window of upgrading and development, and cannot become investment in emerging industries Transformation during hot spots, and the financing ability also declines accordingly.
"In the eyes of mature investors, SMEs are more risky."
He Jingkang said that how to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in financing is the most important thing in the whole process, and the financial technology and regulations of the two places will be interoperable to increase the channels and efficiency of financing in the two places, such as optimizing the ChiNext Board, which will be of great help to corporate financing.
He Jingkang said that if he can enter the parliament, the first thing is to understand and reflect the needs of small and medium enterprises.
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The first job is to contact small and medium-sized enterprises to assist in the integration of resources for development
If he can enter the parliament, Ho Jingkang said that the first task is to contact small and medium-sized enterprises in different industries to understand their business environment, difficulties and development plans. He hopes to use his own experience and contacts to help them combine different resources and enrich their investment portfolios. It is relatively easy for them to seek financing for the development of the Greater Bay Area.
He Jingkang pointed out that if he is elected, he hopes to join the Business, Innovation and Technology Affairs Committee to understand and express the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, followed by the Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee under the House Committee to strengthen the work of contacting other regional councils.
In addition, he hopes to join the Personnel Establishment Committee. He believes that everyone has great expectations for the new SAR government. Now that there is a policy plan, the success or failure of the development blueprint will determine the government's ability to execute.
"The word 'supervision' may not be appropriate. I think 'assistance' should be used to help civil servants improve their execution capabilities."
Candidates for the Legislative Council by-election are He Jingkang, Huang Ziqian, Huang Jinhui, Li Guangyu, Chen Yongguang and Shang Hailong.
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