The election of the sixth Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be held on 8 May. At 2:30 p.m. today (9Th), Li Jiachao officially announced his participation in the election of the sixth chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at an online press conference. Li Jiachao issued a campaign manifesto in Chinese and English, and then accepted questions from reporters.
Screenshot of the online press conference
Li Jiachao said that in the course of more than 40 years of political participation, he has always reflected on "what we should do to make Hong Kong better." He believes that at a time when Hong Kong is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland, Hong Kong urgently needs to grasp development and step onto a new stage of development.
Three directions of governance are proposed to meet the greatest challenges of the public service career
In the past two years, he has seen the change and development of Hong Kong from chaos and governance, and he believes that the next 5 years are a critical moment for Hong Kong to be governed and prosperous, so he decided to run for election, undertake the historical mission, and jointly push Hong Kong forward, looking forward to seeing a Hong Kong with vitality, happiness for everyone, a high degree of openness, broad unity and social tranquility.
Lee said the decision to run for election was based on loyalty to the country, love for Hong Kong and responsibility for the public. He was confident of meeting the greatest challenge of his public service career.
Lee Ka-chiu pointed out that there are three objectives for future governance, including solving different problems with the goal of results, comprehensively enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness, and laying a solid foundation for Hong Kong's development.
Born at the grassroots level, governance is to solve the problems of the citizens
Li Jiachao said that he came from the grassroots, grew up in public housing, experienced the difficulties of grassroots citizens, and believed that the government's governance must put solving problems first. He said he was a pragmatic man who had always believed that in addition to conforming to the procedure, he should aim at results. He repeatedly said during the banquet: "The result is decided!" "In the future, if elected, it will change the concept of government and the way it is governed, advocating that we can solve problems together."
In particular, he pointed out that change is for better results, not for change, and that good policies and practices are preserved. For the housing, medical care and youth development issues that have always existed in Hong Kong, if successfully elected in the future, it will make changes for the purpose of benefiting the society and the public, actively interact with all levels of society and citizens under the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong", and formulate policies and measures to let citizens truly share the dividends of development.
In response to reporters' questions, he stressed that the most important thing in being an administrator is fairness and justice. He said he had no baggage, only one purpose, that is, everyone could do things, and everyone benefited. The interest of the whole is his primary consideration, not the interest of a particular sector.
Personal response: Hardliners?
Li Jiachao responded to the reporter's question about the speculation of the outside world about his "hard-liners" and said that the way to deal with things should be done according to the needs of the matter itself, and the attitude and method of treating different things are different, and it should be based on the overall interests. The key to treatment is appropriate and effective.
Li Jiachao believes that in handling things, there should be correct judgment, an understanding of the object and then a corresponding plan. In the future, his government team will brainstorm and take into account a variety of factors to make a plan. He said that if he is elected, in the next five years, he hopes to bring a stable environment for Hong Kong's development, consolidate the hard-won stable situation, and let Hong Kong have no worries and can make great strides forward.
Serving the public for many years Gain valuable experience and ability
In a meeting with the media at the Campaign Office before the meeting, Lee Ka-chiu said: "I went from a frontline police inspector to a deputy commissioner of police, and then to the deputy secretary for security, the secretary for security, and the chief secretary for administration, and in the process I gained a lot of valuable experience, knowledge and ability, which also enriched my horizons, so I thank Hong Kong and the people of Hong Kong for giving me the opportunity to serve Hong Kong over the past 45 years." I will uphold this enthusiasm and follow the path I will take. ”
At the press conference, Li Jiachao also pointed out in particular that the strength of one person is limited and needs to rely on the joint efforts of all walks of life and citizens. "A new chapter for Hong Kong" was used as the slogan of his campaign, appearing not only in the background of the video and in front of the podium, but also as a background image on his Facebook page for campaigning.
Image source: Li Jiachao Facebook
The campaign team is now in shape
Regarding the campaign work, according to the reporter's understanding, in order to become a candidate for the chief executive election, it is necessary to obtain at least 188 nominations for members of the Election Commission, and in the five sectors of the Election Commission, each sector has received at least 15 nominations. At present, Li Jiachao's team has begun to take shape.
Tan Yaozong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, told reporters yesterday (8th) that he had joined Li Jiachao's campaign team as the director of the campaign office. According to sources, there are as many as 17 deputy directors of the campaign office, more than Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's 11 in 2017, one of whom is Tam Chi Yuen, a deputy to the National People's Congress in Hong Kong and a former director of the Bureau of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, who will serve as deputy director of the Li Jiachao campaign office.
According to reports, two deputy directors of Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's campaign office, Chen Qingxia, a member of the Hong Kong National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Wong Wing Kwong, vice chairman of Sino Group, and Wu Wenhua, the election expenditure agent of Lam Cheng's election office, have also served as Li Jiachao's election expenditure agents.
Tan Yaozong described Li Jiachao as a person who seeks truth from facts, is very sincere, is very responsible for the country, and is a suitable candidate for the post of chief executive. Since his promotion to Secretary for Administration, he has paid special attention to his performance, especially the difficulty of negotiating customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland, but he can persuade the central government to reassure Hong Kong under the different anti-epidemic practices of the two places, indicating that he has gained the trust of the central government and believes that he has the ability to promote relations between the mainland and Hong Kong.
(Editor: Zhuang Shu)
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