In recent years, online platforms have become a battlefield for public opinion, where citizens are fiercely arguing with those who disagree with them.
New Democratic Party legislator He Jingkang is the founder of the well-known "blue camp" platform "Save HK". He said that various opinions will be tolerated as much as possible, but there will be a bottom line.
He Jingkang revealed that apart from the debate, Save HK had organized many volunteer activities under the epidemic.
He Jingkang thanked the volunteers for their help, because they were not afraid of the epidemic and came out to help, but as many as 80% of them were infected during the peak period of the epidemic.
Save HK is a well-known "Blue Camp" group with more than 115,000 members. According to statistics, there were 312 new posts in a single day today (February 9), and a total of 6,496 new posts in January, which shows that the members are very active.
Can't start, name insults and personal attacks
Save HK has all kinds of opinions, and there are many major events, such as the Sino-US balloon crisis, Kai Tak's minimalist public housing, etc. Supporters, opponents and "peanut friends" have very fierce rhetoric.
Online speech is like a wild horse, what is the boundary?
He Jingkang said that on weekdays, there are dedicated administrators to help "check the order". They can express emotions with foul language, but there are also some bottom lines. You can't name insults or personal attacks, and you can't start the bottom line, otherwise the administrators will delete the article.
"Sometimes netizens would yell at us with foul language, 'Why did you delete my post!'"
Although he is not the main manager, He Jingkang will also go up to see the issues and opinions that everyone cares about, thinking that this is a channel to absorb public opinion.
Under the epidemic, volunteers are recruited to pack epidemic prevention kits and maintain order in the testing center
The online platform is often full of quarrels, but it turns out that there is also a warm side.
During the epidemic, Save HK organized volunteer activities, and the response was overwhelming. Some members even brought their families to help.
Ordinary citizens want to make some contributions. Government recruitment positions such as testing personnel will have certain requirements, and not all citizens can do it.
The government needs various volunteer helpers during the epidemic measures, such as packaging anti-epidemic service packages, maintaining order in the testing center, etc. Our local members can help in this regard.
He Jingkang talks about Save HK volunteer activities
In addition to the logistical work of packing materials and assistance in maintaining order, it turned out that Save HK organized 200 volunteer activities at the beginning of the epidemic to clean homes for those in need.
"Some enthusiastic people donated cleaning supplies and plastic buckets. We asked cooperative organizations to share a share, and then the volunteers allocated a bucket to each person and arranged for them to go to designated units for cleaning."
The government distributed anti-epidemic service packages in early April 2020, and Save HK also organized volunteers to participate in the packaging.
Volunteers "do it simply" as simple as possible without involving money
The outside world knows almost nothing about Save HK's volunteer activities. Why?
He Jingkang said that after receiving materials from caring people, he only organized manpower if necessary, "doing it one by one", and did not take any special photos. He hoped that everything would be as simple as possible and avoid involving money transactions.
"One time I donated materials to a special school, and the other party said they were preparing for a handshake ceremony. We said there was no need to do it. We left the materials that day and left without a single photo." Having said this, He Jingkang paused, "Finally The important thing is to help them.”
Members of the election committee have no geographical boundaries and receive many inquiries from the public
As a member of the Election Committee sector, it always makes people feel "out of the ground" compared with members of the geographical constituency, but the New Democratic Party has turned its disadvantages into advantages.
Since there is no geographical restriction, Ho Ching-kang can work together with local New Democratic Party colleagues and friendly groups in Hong Kong. Banners and promotional materials can also be displayed in various places in Hong Kong. He has successfully attracted the attention of the public and received many requests for help and inquiries.
Citizens want help with many things, and sometimes they want to find out the details of benefits.
They may not know that Mr. He Jingkang is on the other side of the phone, but when they see this call, they call him hoping to help him.
He Jingkang said citizens seek help
There are many kinds of inquiries that citizens call them, generally centering on their immediate needs, such as inquiring whether they are eligible for government subsidies, whether the welfare details include specified items, etc.
He Jingkang also said that he once received a call to tell him about his relationship problems, but he spent about an hour comforting the other party: "Sometimes citizens just want to talk to someone."
He Jingkang said that in the future, he hopes to visit countries other than Europe and the United States to attract investment for Hong Kong.
(File photo/Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Hope to organize overseas visits for volunteer activities outside the epidemic to attract investment in Hong Kong
As a member of the new division, He Jingkang said that the work of the council is going well, the schedule of the subcommittee is suitable, and he is lucky to have written questions at the second general meeting.
He also revealed that there will be an opportunity for oral questioning soon, hoping that in the future "maintaining luck" will be able to draw a member's motion earlier.
Regarding future work, Ho Jingkang said that he would use his status as a Hong Kong member, the Guangdong CPPCC, and his relationship with Macau to strengthen cooperation among the three places, including collaboration with small and medium-sized enterprises, and integrate into the development of the Greater Bay Area.
As the epidemic has passed, Hong Kong has also returned to normal.
He Jingkang hopes that Save HK can organize a medium-scale volunteer activity outside of the epidemic.
In addition, he also intends to hold an overseas visit within this year, targeting countries other than Europe and the United States, focusing on attracting investment for Hong Kong, attracting foreign SMEs to develop in Hong Kong, and telling a good story about Hong Kong.
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