Yesterday, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam posted on social media, listing four new measures to benefit the people that have been disclosed. However, recently, many opposition lawmakers have provoked trouble at the meeting of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attempting to paralyze the parliament and drag down the overall development of Hong Kong for their own selfish interests. In response, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Administration Zhang Jianzong said today that Hong Kong cannot be in a current state of instability for a long time. We need the support of the general public and the joint efforts of all parties to get out of the dilemma together.
Hong Kong citizens look forward to the "Rainbow after the Rain"
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam posted a document through a social platform yesterday, roughly announcing several measures to benefit the people in the 2019 "Policy Address".
Carrie Lam said that in the past, the Policy Address must be kept confidential and the content of the report must be kept in mind. This year, considering the special circumstances, the directors of relevant government departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced a number of new measures to benefit the people before she published the Policy Address, and she will announce more measures on the 16th.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam. Data picture
Carrie Lam pointed out that there are roughly four measures that have been announced, namely: using 10.5 billion yuan to help old building owners repair buildings, fire safety improvement project funding plan, optimize elevator funding plan, and elderly people to maintain self-occupied property allowance plan; strengthen the services of children's physical and intellectual test centers and better support for autistic students; set up a temporary street market next to Tianxiu Road Park in Tinshuiwei, and complete and open as early as the end of year; provide more funding for elite athletes, prepare for next year's Tokyo Olympics, increase various sports associations to fund training young athletes, and support the construction of new buildings of the Sports Academy.
Many citizens are very concerned about this year's policy report and hope that the government will accept opinions and suggestions from all walks of life, repair and tear, and let society get back on track as soon as possible. I believe that Hong Kong will finally see a rainbow after experiencing storms.
personal gains are about to drag down Hong Kong
However, after the Hong Kong Legislative Council Finance Committee resumed its meeting recently, opposition lawmakers caused trouble on the spot, which made the outside world question whether the Legislative Council can operate normally. The opposition also staged a "take-by-step" drama, with 25 opposition nominated each other for the chairman of the Finance Committee. In the end, in addition to Chen Shuzhuang, Liang Jichang and Zhang Chaoxiong, 22 people actually joined the nomination list. With the opposition's disruption, the Finance Committee will hold additional meetings.
Opposition lawmakers stirred up trouble on the spot. Hong Kong Wen Wei Po
The current chairman of the Legislative Council Finance Committee, Chen Jianbo, said in an interview that there were 44 agendas in the previous legislative year, involving more than 70 billion yuan. It is expected that the Hong Kong Legislative Council Finance Committee will give priority to approving livelihood projects, including civil servant salary increase, hospital reconstruction and expansion projects.
former Hong Kong Polytechnic University Associate Professor of the School of Accounting and Finance and former Hong Kong National People's Congress Representative Liu Peiqiong said in an interview with Hong Kong media that if measures cannot be implemented, a large number of infrastructure projects cannot be started, and the entire Hong Kong will eventually suffer losses. She bluntly stated that this practice of paralyzing the Legislative Council with "soft violence" and thus affecting the operation of the government is more terrifying than black violence in society, because social violence can be stopped by the police, but "soft violence" is difficult to prescribe the right medicine at present. She criticized the opposition for ignoring the responsibilities of lawmakers under the Basic Law and for his own selfish interests, she was the initiator of the current chaos.
Ho Junxian of the Democratic League believes that the basis of the operation of the Legislative Council is mutual respect, understanding, mutual understanding and mutual concession, but the opposition has the right to use up, which is obviously a political propaganda action during the election period.
The Federation of Trade Unions Lu Songxiong pointed out that the repeated tricks of the opposition and the absurd farce are the continuation of chaos in the past few months, and the attempt to drag down the parliament. Its practice of overtaking people's livelihood has hit the various industries that have fallen into dire straits again.
Harmonious interaction to solve the urgent need
According to the Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the 15 draft regulations that the Legislative Council is still considering cover many livelihood projects. The SAR government hopes to deal with them as soon as possible to implement various measures for the benefit of the people in the 2019-20 fiscal budget, including tax exemptions that benefit more than 2 million taxpayers. The expenditure alone is expected to reach HK$20 billion per year.
Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Zhang Jianzong
Zhang Jianzong specifically mentioned that many people in the construction industry are worried that project allocations will be inadequate. Insufficient projects will cause front-line construction workers to start work inadequately, which will directly affect livelihoods. "Hong Kong is in external troubles and internal troubles. The downward risks of the economy seem to be more severe than during the SARS and financial tsunamis, and face great pressure. If the Legislative Council can pass relevant funds as soon as possible, it will help construction workers to keep their jobs."
Zhang Jianzong said that the harmonious and interactive administrative legislation relationship is the key to effective governance. The government expects to seek welfare for citizens on the basis of mutual respect, tolerance, rationality, and seeking common ground while reserving differences. The government will strive to win the support of parliamentarians and start from the perspective of the people, so that these projects that are beneficial to people's livelihood can be handled in a timely manner and passed as soon as possible to solve the urgent needs of citizens.
"The government will continue to listen carefully and consider opinions from all parties with an open attitude and improve governance. We urge lawmakers to ensure that legislation will operate in an orderly, efficient and smooth manner to avoid Hong Kong's stagnation." Zhang Jianzong said, "Hong Kong cannot be in a current state of instability for a long time. We need the support of the general public and the cooperation of all parties to get out of the dilemma together."
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Author | Xinmin Evening News Hong Kong Reporting Group
Editor | Gu Yingying
