Chapter 1524 Shocking Remarks
Chapter 1524 Shocking Remarks
His eyes swept across everyone's face sharply, and when he saw that everyone was stunned and did not dare to meet his eyes, Zhao Jianhui continued.
Because the huge differences in the ideologies of "one country, two systems" will inevitably lead to huge differences in values and world views, in the absence of effective communication channels, it will also inevitably lead to mutual incomprehension between the people of the two places, and conflicts will arise. Sooner or later, the Mainland and Hong Kong will have to face sharp conflicts where they are strangers to each other, have conflicting feelings, and even hate each other.
Since we have to face it sooner or later, sooner is always better than later. An early outbreak can allow us to see the problem and prevent "chaos" in time. In fact, we need to admit that the grievances and grievances between mainlanders and Hong Kong people in recent years have been endless. They do not understand and tolerate each other. Reached an extremely dangerous tipping point. It can be said that the mainland people have gone to great lengths to support Hong Kong's economic construction. From the strong assistance of not devaluing the renminbi during the Asian economic crisis, to the relaxation of free travel in order to stimulate Hong Kong's economic growth after SARS, they were also applauded by the Hong Kong people at the time. and support, but now they have become a source of criticism.
Some people say that the stock markets of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan, which were so-called "attacked" by the predator Soros in 1997, are now soaring. On the contrary, the Hong Kong stock market, which was "protected" by the mainland after 1997, is currently at a depressed level. When Hong Kong returned to China on July 1, 1997, the Hang Seng Index was at 15,200. Now it is at 19,800, an increase of just over 30% in fifteen years. Let’s take a look at the stock market growth of those Southeast Asian countries that were so-called “attacked” by the US imperialism and the West 15 years ago. Most of them increased several times! The stock markets of several other countries have hit record highs...
At this point, Zhao Jianhui's face sank and he said in a stern tone: "The person who said this is either too naive or has ulterior motives!"
When the economic crisis reaches a certain stage, the military must be the last resort. Otherwise, no matter how rich you are, you will be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Aren’t the Jews in World War II richer than you, the Hong Kong people?
On the other hand, if Midea 97 is really determined to harvest Hong Kong's economy, what use do you think the Hong Kong government's private money can do? Two aircraft carriers came, and there was nothing left! The Japanese island country lost twenty years because of the U.S. military presence and the Plaza Accord. It’s just Hong Kong. If we really want to fix it, is it still a waste of effort?
"The narrowness of the territory will inevitably lead to the narrowness of people's thinking. This sentence may still have some truth. The reason why the mainland's protection of Hong Kong is not appreciated is because people have lived in a peaceful environment for too long and have forgotten the world. Cruel. Now that the contradiction has been highlighted, it is necessary for us to sort out the current relationship between the mainland and Hong Kong, and we should also deeply reflect on the reasons for the alienation between the mainland and the people of Hong Kong, instead of crying and being unwilling to go home. foreigner."
When CEPA and free travel were first launched, both the central government and the Hong Kong government had an expectation that this stimulus measure would give the Hong Kong economy a breather and drive demand for services in industries such as finance, professional services, education, and medical care. After all, these Industry should be the core of Hong Kong’s competitiveness. However, over the past ten years, the rapid growth of the retail industry has “not allowed its spillover effects to reach other industries,” which has made it difficult for other emerging industries to develop. Even if employment increases, independent travel mainly absorbs a large number of low-skilled labor, and it is difficult for young people to have a good development prospect if they join it. Therefore, apart from shop owners, ordinary citizens can hardly enjoy the benefits of independent travel. On the contrary, the rapid expansion of chain retail stores has destroyed the original community structure and consumption habits of Hong Kong society. The damage gradually emerged and evolved into today's antagonism between Hong Kong people and mainland tourists.
Was this a mistake in the original decision? Absolutely not. This is because in the past ten years, the immediate benefits and prosperity brought by independent travel have been very consistent with the pragmatism of Hong Kong people, and the myth of "backing on the motherland" has been deeply implanted in the collective consciousness of Hong Kong society. among. Due to the continuous surplus in the treasury, the government not only no longer discusses the issue of a narrow tax base, but also regards securing new central government "facilitative measures" for Hong Kong as its political achievement, let alone taking into account economic transformation.
It was not until after the financial tsunami in 2008 that the Hong Kong government finally realized its big dream and appointed an Economic Opportunities Commission to promote the development of the knowledge economy and the "six major advantageous industries". To this day, the results are still ineffective. One of the important reasons is that No matter how advanced modern industries such as creativity, environmental protection, medical care or technology are, Hong Kong must first overcome the cost problem caused by high land rent. This is precisely the focus and chronic problem of Hong Kong's economy. High land prices and living costs have greatly weakened Hong Kong's international competitiveness in many fields.
Zhao Jianhui's words were like pointing at his nose and scolding: "Damn it, what's the use of the more favorable policies the country gives you? If you don't work hard yourself, you only know how to complain and don't know how to seize the opportunity to do something serious. If you don't How can you make progress and complain that others are about to surpass you and ask others to stop and not catch up with you? "
In fact, mainlanders still have a lot of admiration and respect for Hong Kong. For example, there are an endless stream of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong every year. Hong Kong is a "shopping paradise" in the eyes of mainlanders. The luxury goods consumed by mainlanders in Hong Kong every year are also astronomical. Of course, there are also some private behaviors of pregnant women going to Hong Kong to give birth. The reason for this is nothing more than wanting to enjoy some privileges granted to Hong Kong by the central government. But since they have obtained the permission of the mainland and Hong Kong governments, it is also an understandable personal behavior. Some Hong Kong media and Hong Kong people should not use words such as "locusts" and sentences such as "grabbing Hong Kong baby milk powder" to insult all mainlanders.
The feelings of mainlanders towards Hong Kong can be said to be tolerant and peaceful, even admiring, but in the media over the years, we often see a very small number of Hong Kong people being intolerant or even abusive and slanderous towards mainlanders. There is no need to give more examples. These media friends know better than me. I just want to ask, what is the reason why some Hong Kong people lack a sense of identity with the mainland and lack the necessary understanding and respect for the mainland people?
This is mainly because the Hong Kong government, while focusing on Hong Kong's economic development, has neglected the patriotic and moral education of the Hong Kong people. I am afraid this can only be regarded as one of the reasons. There are two and three reasons. We will talk about this issue slowly. Of course, the patriotic people in Hong Kong account for the vast majority. Their simple feelings for the country and the sense of responsibility shown by the Hong Kong people every time the mainland suffers from natural disasters are very touching. Despite this, we still have to urge the Hong Kong government to realize the urgency and necessity of further strengthening the patriotic and moral education of all Hong Kong people.
"The mainland has given certain policies to support Hong Kong's prosperity and prosperity, which is definitely not tolerance and indulgence. The premise of the 'one country, two systems' system is one country. If some people don't even want this premise, the mainland people and the central government will never agree. Therefore, how far can we go on this road and how much tolerance the central government has, it will be a big mistake if we don't grasp it well." Zhao Jianhui's words shocked everyone present. Criticizing the Hong Kong government in front of Chief Executive An, what kind of voice does this young senior official represent? Or, is it time for the central government to adjust its policy towards Hong Kong?
"Of course, this situation is not only in Hong Kong, but also exists in China and South Guangdong. Some emerging capital groups in the south manipulate the media, not only with problematic values, but also advocating secession. They collude with some Hong Kong media and some separatist forces in Hong Kong and the mainland with ulterior motives, deliberately creating public opinion that the people of Hong Kong and the mainland are hostile to each other. Therefore, on the Internet and in reality, the remarks that Hong Kong should be split away are rampant, and even the signboard of "I would rather be a Hong Kong dog than a Chinese" is publicly put up. This will inevitably cause some Hong Kong people to not identify with the mainland.
In their hearts, there is a negative emotion of not having a sense of belonging, and some people put it into words and actions, and the consequence is that it causes harm to the people of the mainland and Hong Kong. This is exactly what the separatist forces want to achieve. They want to create irreconcilable sharp contradictions between the mainland and Hong Kong, and then turn Hong Kong into an "enclave", using "one country, two systems" as a cover to achieve their ultimate goal of secession.
Therefore, the culprits who have caused the emotional alienation between the people of the mainland and the people of Hong Kong today are these media and separatist forces. We must recognize their huge destructiveness and sinister intentions and resolutely stop them.
Now that we have understood some of the not-too-deep contradictions between the people of Hong Kong and the people of the mainland today, for the harmony, stability, unity and solidarity of the motherland, how should we eliminate these contradictions and make the people of Hong Kong and the people of the mainland more harmonious? What should we do?
I think the problem can be solved well from the following aspects. First of all, the cultural gap should be minimized. While retaining Cantonese, Hong Kong needs to fully promote Mandarin education, and then promote simplified Chinese education. Of course, our traditional culture, moral education and patriotism education are indispensable. The people of the mainland should also have a necessary understanding of the history, customs, and local conditions of Hong Kong. The people of the mainland should not look down on Hong Kong, and the people of Hong Kong should not treat the people of the mainland with a "Yelang" mentality.
The unity of a country is first of all culturally inseparable, that is, the sense of identity of all regions and ethnic groups with Chinese culture, and the sense of ownership that they are proud of. Awareness. This is the foundation of a country.
Secondly, we must severely crack down on separatist forces and bad media with ulterior motives. It is their deliberate actions that are increasing the contradictions between Hong Kong and the mainland. It is also them who are infinitely magnifying the contradictions between Hong Kong and the mainland, which are not serious at all, and then want to create mutual hostility and intolerance between the people of Hong Kong and the people of the mainland, so as to create conditions for them to fish in troubled waters and further split the motherland.
Third, perhaps the central government should have a new understanding of "one country, two systems". "One country, two systems" is a major innovation of socialist ideology and a pioneering achievement. However, precisely because it is something that has never existed before, how to improve it step by step in the process of implementation is probably more important.
Hong Kong has been returned to China for nearly 15 years. As mentioned above, problems have also emerged during these 15 years. How to eliminate these contradictions under the premise of "one country, two systems" is probably a problem that the central government must face.
I think that under the premise of maintaining "one country, two systems", Hong Kong should have some necessary socialist elements. This is probably an indispensable part of maintaining stability in Hong Kong. Of course, how to operate this still needs to be discussed carefully. This is also one of the topics that must be faced by reform and opening up.