This is the 891st issue of One Day in Hong Kong
How should we face the once lost youth of Hong Kong?
According to Hong Kong media reports, newly promoted legislator Zhang Xinyu was questioned for hiring an assistant to the legislator, Yang Zhenqian, who was dug up to have written for opposition media. Zhang Xinyu responded to the matter on January 19 that Yang Zhenqian was born at the grassroots level, just finished his studies and joined the society, "in the process of growing up without national consciousness education, he has indeed been extreme."
But Mr. Zhang said he, as a member of the social governance system, should think about how to confront young people like Mr. Yang: "Is it to completely abandon them and leave them no longer having room to participate in the city's public life?" Or do you try to help them, let them learn to understand their country, their own city, and their future with the right attitude, and help them get back on the right track of building a city? ”
Zhang Xinyu stressed that whether it is past, present or future, it is bound to choose the latter.
He also pointed out that in the past, the lack of national consciousness education in Hong Kong caused many young people to deviate from their thinking, and to change this situation, we should personally contact, influence and guide them to get back on track.
Zhang Xinyu said that paying attention to this group of once lost young people and guiding them on the right path is one of the ways he serves his country and serves Hong Kong.
The outside world has noticed that Yang Zhenqian, who was caught in a political position dispute on the same day, also publicly responded that he understood that everyone has to pay for their actions, and that they have indeed been lost in the past and made wrong remarks. He said his years of turmoil had made him understand that "Hong Kong is a local administrative region of China, which is an indisputable fact and cannot be challenged".
Hong Kong CPPCC Members: I hope to learn more about the mainland
On the morning of January 19, the Fifth Session of the 12th CPPCC Guangdong Provincial Committee was officially opened. In his speech, Wang Rong, chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, recalled that the vast number of Hong Kong and Macao members are not trapped by the new crown virus epidemic, actively perform their duties through the Network, deeply study the decision-making and deployment of President Xi Jinping and the CPC Central Committee on the work of Hong Kong and Macao, resolutely support and support the improvement of Hong Kong's election system, "patriots governIng Hong Kong" and "patriots governing Macao", playing an active role in the successful holding of election committee elections and Legislative Council elections in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and effectively promoting the steady and far-reaching implementation of "one country, two systems".
The outside world noted that in response to the requirements of epidemic prevention, the CPPCC meeting set up a main venue in Guangzhou, and set up sub-venues in Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Zhongshan, and members living in Hong Kong and Macao could participate in the meeting through the "Digital CPPCC" platform.
For the work plan for 2022, Wang Rong said that it is necessary to support Hong Kong and Macao members to play a "double positive role", promote exchanges between all walks of life in Hong Kong and Macao, create conditions for Hong Kong and Macao youth to innovate and start businesses in Guangdong, and promote Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots to better integrate into the overall situation of national development.
The so-called "double positive role" refers to President Xi Jinping's previous emphasis that the Hong Kong and Macao CPPCC members should not only play an active role in the mainland for the country's economic and social development, but also play an active role in maintaining the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao in Hong Kong and Macao.
A number of Hong Kong CPPCC members said in an interview with Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News reporter in Hong Kong on the same day that it was a pity that they could not attend the meeting on the spot. Dai Defeng, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, convener of the Hong Kong District Committee and chairman of the Sizhou Group, said that although he did not go to the Guangzhou venue, he believed that the mood of the Hong Kong CPPCC members was as excited as the members at the scene, because it was very meaningful to participate in the meeting remotely in a special way with everyone, "It will be suggested that the hong kong members of each province should organize such a form of video conference to participate in the remote meeting."
He pointed out that the Hong Kong CPPCC members should "do a good job in our responsibilities" in Hong Kong, not only to contribute to the country, but also to promote the development of mainland compatriots, "whether it is mainland compatriots or Hong Kong compatriots, we are all Chinese."
Dai Defeng
Huo Qishan, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Guangdong Province and vice president of Fok Ying Tung Group, told reporters that the way out of Hong Kong lies in the Greater Bay Area, so he hopes to learn more and learn more about Guangdong Province, which is closest to Hong Kong, especially the nine mainland cities within the greater bay area plan.
"We hope to strengthen our understanding of Guangdong's next goals, so that we can integrate Hong Kong as part of the Greater Bay Area, and at the same time, we can cooperate with the 14th Five-Year Plan to do a good job in the work of the entire Greater Bay Area."
Speaking of the cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Huo Qishan said he was "full of confidence". He believes that Hong Kong is inseparable from Shenzhen, just as Shenzhen is inseparable from Hong Kong, and it is necessary for the two places to cooperate in many fields such as high technology, sports and culture in the future.
Huo Qishan
Guo Ki-hyun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Guangdong Province and an executive director of Sun Hung Kai Properties, spoke in particular about the integration of Shenzhen and Hong Kong in an interview with Shenzhen Satellite TV's direct news reporter in Hong Kong, and he believed that it is necessary to make good use of the opportunities for exchanges between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, especially the double innovation base or platform, and develop more cooperation models, so that young people in Hong Kong can go to Shenzhen or Guangzhou, "to touch their enthusiasm, and to put enthusiasm into entrepreneurship or employment in the Greater Bay Area." Hometown visits and exchanges can also allow Hong Kong teenagers to discover their own strong nostalgia and cultivate centripetal force for the motherland. ”
Guo Jixuan
The first session of the Legislative Council, passing a remote bill
On 19 January, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong held its first session, on which two bills were debated under Section 75 of the Basic Law and the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance respectively. The two bills are intended to empower a Legislative Council meeting or committee meeting to conduct online proceedings in the manner decided by the Legislative Council within a specified period of time in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.
The bill was passed by the Legislative Council on the same day, and the chairman of the Legislative Council's House Committee, Lee Wai-chung, who introduced the motion, said that the two bills enabled the Legislative Council to prepare for the severe epidemic and continue to perform constitutional functions in emergencies and when necessary.
However, Li Huiqiong also stressed that the passage of the bill does not mean that the legislative council will be "immediately launched" online, but only an emergency arrangement, "I believe that the president of the general assembly and the chairman of the committee will be very cautious in the use of power and subject to public scrutiny". In addition, she pointed out that the bill is not permanent, but has a sunset clause, and the deadline is December 31, 2022.
In this regard, some members said that the Hong Kong Legislative Council is related to all aspects of the economy and people's livelihood, authorizing meetings to be held online, in the public interest, if the epidemic in Hong Kong is serious, or there are artificial riots, such as the Legislative Council building was stormed by thugs in 2019, the meeting can operate online as usual to ensure that the constitutional function of the Legislative Council is not affected.
Position News UK will be winded up
On January 19, Yang Tianshuai, former head of Position News UK, announced that he had resigned on 30 December 2021 and had commissioned a British company, WSM MBI Coakley LLP, to wind up Position News UK.
According to the British company's public documents, formal winding-up procedures are expected to be completed in late January or early February.
On 29 December 2021, the National Security Division of the Hong Kong Police Force arrested six current or former senior executives of Position News on suspicion of violating the crime of "conspiracy to publish incitement publications" and froze the assets of the parent company of Position News. At about 4 p.m. on the same day, "Position News" announced that it would stop operating, the relevant websites and all social media would be stopped updating, and all employees would be dismissed. The next day, the British bureau of Position News announced that it would cease all operations at the same time, removing website reports and social media posts.