The MWYO Youth Office had earlier conducted a participatory budgeting pilot project in Choi Fook Estate and the response was satisfactory. The latest trend of MWYO is to promote participatory budgeting in Kwai Tsing District. This time the plan is based on district minor projects. What exactly is participatory budgeting? Can everyone propose and vote? What attitude should the system have towards participatory budgeting?
Host: Pan Xuezhi (Co-convenor of Democratic Thoughts (Research))
Guests: Ye Weichang (Operations Director of MWYO Youth Office) Chen Kaiying (Community Outreach Manager of MWYO Youth Office)
00:45 What is participatory budgeting?
01:52 Process=Proposal→Poll→Selection?
02:48 Do Kwai Tsing District residents give suggestions?
03:17 A surprising amount of insight into community issues
04:48 The public’s opinions on working hours need to be taken into consideration
06:20 The system needs to be willing to open up possibilities
08:06 Gradually build trust and possibility
