Social governance

A preliminary study on the one country, two systems index

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To ensure that "one country, two systems" can be implemented stably and long-term, we must review Hong Kong's achievements and shortcomings since its return to the motherland. In order to provide the government and the public with a reliable reference, Democratic Thinking compiled the "One Country, Two Systems" index on the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. It commissioned the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University to conduct a telephone survey and referred to the freedom and democracy index compiled by international organizations to comprehensively analyze the opinions of Hong Kong citizens and international organizations. From two perspectives, we try to comprehensively evaluate the implementation of "one country, two systems" (see http://pathofdemocracy.hk/one-country-two-systems-index/ for a detailed report).

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Hong Kong people and Chinese identities complement each other

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The identity of Hong Kong people has long lingered between "Hong Kongers" and "Chinese". Acceptance and resistance to the mainland are regarded as indicators of "the return of people's hearts" and have attracted much public attention. Whether in academia or the media, the two identities of "Hong Kong people" and "Chinese" have long been regarded as antagonistic. However, the appearance of binary opposition between the two identities actually stems from the fact that the questionnaire design of traditional polls cannot accurately reflect the dual identification of the two identities by most citizens. Democratic Thoughts conducted a public opinion telephone survey (Note) on "One Country, Two Systems" in June this year. It abandoned the traditional questionnaire design framework to dismantle the hot topic of Hong Kong people's identity, proving that dual identity is the mainstream of Hong Kong society. It also found that "Hong Kong people" and The two identities of "Chinese" are not only not opposed to each other, but are complementary to each other.

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The new government should expand the scale of political appointments

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The political environment in Hong Kong is full of challenges. Under one country, two systems, we need more talents to govern Hong Kong, improve governance and maintain good governance, and solve various social problems. The SAR government has implemented a political appointment system for nearly fifteen years. Each policy bureau has the ranks of director, deputy secretary and political assistant (the Civil Service Bureau does not have the ranks of deputy secretary and political assistant); the latter two are also regarded as cultivating local political talents. one of the important cradle.

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Public opinion has fallen into a "black hole" and young people are disappointed

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The current SAR government has launched more than 100 public consultations, such as free television program licenses, voluntary health insurance schemes, amendments to the Copyright Ordinance, and retirement protection. However, many consultations have not only failed to gain the support and trust of the general public and young people , and even caused social controversy. A recent related study by the Youth Entrepreneurship Research Center found that many young people interviewed believed that the process of decision-makers handling consultation opinions was extremely opaque. Opinions submitted by citizens seemed to fall into a "black hole", receiving no interactive response from the government. It is also easy for the public to feel that "public opinion is not taken seriously".

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