Hong Wen advocates that the chief executive's policy team introduce more non-civil servants to study the economic and international situation

Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao is in the process of setting up the Chief Executive's Policy Group, which is similar in function to the former Central Policy Group, and has appointed former Legislative Council member Huang Yuanshan as the group leader.

Hong Wen, a member of the Legislative Council who once served as the senior research director of the Central Policy Group, put forward suggestions on the radio program that future research topics can be more biased towards economic development and international situations. Collaboration between local, mainland and international think tanks.

Hong Wen, member of the Legislative Council.

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In an interview with RTHK, Hong Wen said that the chief executive's policy team should do a good job in several aspects, including assessing the international situation, national development trends, Hong Kong policy research, and grasping Hong Kong's social situation and public opinion.

To achieve these points, she believes that talents from outside the government must join in to bring new thinking.

Regarding the focus of work of the chief executive's policy group, Hong Wen believes that the proportion of research can be adjusted, the proportion of social conditions and public opinion can be moderately reduced, and the research on economic development should be biased.

In addition, the international situation is becoming increasingly complex, and more research is also recommended.

Promoting the establishment of cooperative relations with think tanks should properly handle the relationship with policy bureaus

In the past, Hong Kong did not cultivate local think tanks and talents for a long time. Hong Wen suggested that the policy group of the Chief Executive should add the function of absorbing policy proposals and establish long-term and stable cooperative relations with local, mainland and international think tanks.

Hong Wen specifically pointed out that the most important thing for the chief executive's policy team is to handle the relationship with the policy bureaus. She said that the previous central policy team would submit suggestions to the chief executive, and then the chief executive would pass them on to the policy bureaus. Putting pressure on them creates tension.

In addition, she also pointed out that there is a cultural gap between non-civil servants and civil servants, and attention needs to be paid to how to manage the relationship.

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