Hong Kong, 3 Mar (ZXS) -- Interview with Yan Gang: Hong Kong should have the courage to reform its mechanism and align itself with the national development strategy
China News Agency reporters Zeng Ping and Liu Chenyao
The Seventh Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been in office for more than a year, and under the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong", the Assembly has achieved efficient operation. Yan Gang, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (III) from the business sector (third), said in a recent interview with a reporter from the China News Agency that Hong Kong has formed a new situation of good governance and good governance, and in the future, Hong Kong must have the courage to turn inward and have the courage to reform the mechanism and system to facilitate the alignment with the national development strategy.
Yan Gang, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, recently gave an exclusive interview to a reporter from the China News Agency. Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Chenyao
"One of the key things is to change the mindset." Yan Gang said that in the past, Hong Kong pursued the market-led concept of "small government, big market", but now it should shift to the top-level design concept of "effective government, effective market". The "results-oriented" policy proposed by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee Ka-chiu can be said to be a good start for this transformation and good governance in Hong Kong.
Next, it is necessary to fully and accurately implement "one country, two systems". Yan Gang expounded that it is necessary to grasp the relationship between "one country" and "two systems", give greater play to the advantages of "two systems" in the "one country" space, and seek greater development space for "two systems". He believes that only by clearly seeing the general trend of development can we consciously take the initiative to align with the national development strategy.
Yan Gang pointed out that the biggest opportunity for Hong Kong's future development lies in the mainland, and only by relying on the motherland can Hong Kong connect with the world have a foundation. "Only when Hong Kong and the national development strategy are synchronized and fully integrated into the country's development under 'one country, two systems' can Hong Kong's prosperity and stability be sustainable." He said that this is not only the trend of the times, but also requires Hong Kong to have the courage to reform the current mechanism that hinders economic and social development.
Yan Gang believes that the country has entered a stage of high-quality development, which means that it will use innovation and technology as the driving force to promote economic transformation and achieve sustainable and stable growth with high added value, and Hong Kong plays an important role in this process. He said that Hong Kong's industrial upgrading can be integrated into the overall layout of the country's industrial chain upgrading, providing a new high-quality exploration platform for the country's future strategic development.
"This is very critical for Hong Kong." Yan Gang said that this aspect can lay a good foundation for Hong Kong's future sustainable development, whether it is consolidating its status as a traditional financial, trade and shipping center, or developing the northern metropolis and new energy applications, etc., through a series of coordinated development, Hong Kong can become a helper and beneficiary of the country's high-quality development.
With the full "customs clearance" between Hong Kong and the mainland, the interaction between the official and private sectors of the two places has become more frequent. "I think we have now entered a period of accelerated integration and development between Hong Kong and the mainland." Yan Gang said that the increase in tourists visiting Hong Kong after the "customs clearance", and the flow of people driving economic flow, will undoubtedly promote Hong Kong's economic recovery, and the speed of recovery is accelerating.
Yan Gang, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, recently gave an exclusive interview to a reporter from the China News Agency. Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Chenyao
"The industry is confident that visitors to Hong Kong will return to 4% of pre-pandemic levels in the second half of the year." Yan Gang believes that Hong Kong's economic growth of 5% this year is in line with expectations, the firm support of the central government is the biggest driving force for Hong Kong's economic rebound, the mainland has set the economic growth target at <>%, which provides good support for Hong Kong's economic development, while the current SAR government is committed to improving the economy, serving people's livelihood, and promoting the development of the northern metropolis will effectively drive the finance, infrastructure, innovation and technology industries, and indirectly provide a steady stream of impetus for economic development.
Yim Gang also noted that good interaction has been established between the HKSAR Government and the Legislative Council, which provides a good political environment for Hong Kong to achieve efficient governance. At present, the bills and policies that the SAR government needs to prioritize can be passed as soon as possible, so that people's livelihood projects can start and start construction as soon as possible. "This creates a good foundation for an economic rebound."
Since assuming his duties, what Yan Gang has felt most deeply is the happiness brought by doing practical things for the society, the industry and the public. Injecting the strength of Chinese-funded enterprises into the epidemic prevention and fighting, and fighting for consumption vouchers for the "Hong Kong drift" group, these practical work have achieved results, increased Yan Gang's confidence in making suggestions and suggestions, and is also his motivation to continue to move forward in the future. (End)