Youth IDEAS

Good public governance relies on outstanding talents performing their respective duties and exerting leadership skills in their posts to improve people's livelihood and lead society forward. Societies and governments everywhere attach great importance to the management of talent pools in order to consolidate their talent pool and ensure that governance work can carry forward the past and build upon the future.

Electronic government (e-G overnment) generally refers to the government's use of Internet and information communications and other technologies to digitize government work, including the transmission of information and the provision of public services. Effective e-government services can enhance government performance, help the public establish a good impression of the government, and provide favorable conditions for the government to maintain high-quality governance.

Trust is the foundation for social harmony and civilizational progress, and is also an important element in promoting interaction among all stakeholders in society, including the establishment of relationships between the private sector and the government in the field of public governance. If the trust foundation between the two is solid, it will help maintain good governance; it will also be beneficial to people's livelihood and the long-term development of society.

Hong Kong has always been a diverse society with a mixture of East and West. However, in recent years, society has experienced varying degrees of controversy or opposition in aspects such as economic development, social livelihood, and political reform. The deep-seated social contradictions that have emerged have caused divisions in society and weakened cohesion. In addition, Hong Kong society is also filled with an atmosphere of black and white and a clear distinction between friend and foe. Social unity has been greatly tested and impacted; some people are also worried about whether some of the basic values cherished by Hong Kong have been eroded. If the situation persists, it will not only affect the government's effective governance, but also drain social energy, which will be detrimental to the development of Hong Kong in the long run.

The SAR government began to introduce the accountability system for principal officials in 2002, employing talents from the public through political appointments to serve as secretary-general and director-general positions, strengthening the responsibilities of principal officials in different policy areas, and gaining support from the Legislative Council and the public. Subsequently, the SAR government further developed the political appointment system based on the above foundation and added the positions of deputy secretary and political assistant to the secretary. The goal is to provide Hong Kong's political talents with a more comprehensive career development path. The political appointment system has been in place for 15 years. However, many anecdotal surveys show that the popularity of some politically appointed officials is not good. With social progress, increasing citizen awareness, and the increasingly complex political environment, the public has expressed concerns about the appointment procedures of the relevant systems, accountability performance, personal conditions and work performance of appointed officials, and their governance concepts. focus on.