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HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL

Our Expectations of the New Chief Executive

H K C C h o ld s e x p e c ta tio n s a b o u t th e ro le s o f th e H K S A R C h ie f E x e c u tiv e w h o is e x p e c te d to b e
c o m m itte d in th e fo llo w in g a s p e c ts :

Com m itted to developing Hong Kong into an open city that em braces freedom and
diversity

T h e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e (C E ) s h o u ld p a y a tte n tio n to d e v e lo p in g H o n g K o n g in to a n o p e n in te r n a -
tio n a l c ity w h e r e h u m a n r ig h ts a re p r o te c te d , m in o r itie s re s p e c te d , a n d th e g a p b e tw e e n th e
ric h a n d th e p o o r is b e in g n a rr o w e d . H o n g K o n g s h o u ld b e a c ity in w h ic h e q u a l o p p o r tu n itie s
a re o ffe re d to a ll a n d th e ru le o f la w u p h e ld . D iffe re n t r e lig io u s b e lie fs , fr e e d o m o f o p in io n a n d
e x p re s s io n a s w e ll a s fr e e d o m o f a s s e m b ly s h o u ld b e s a fe g u a r d e d .

Committed to developing the democratic process

W ith in th e c o m in g tw o y e a r s , th e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e is e x p e c te d to e s ta b lis h b e tte r a n d m o r e
c o n c re te p o lic ie s re g a rd in g th e e le c to ra l s y s te m fo r th e C E a n d fo r th e e n tire L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il.
W e a ls o p e titio n th e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e to s e t a tim e ta b le fo r th e in tro d u c tio n o f u n iv e rs a l s u ffr a g e
fo r e le c tin g th e C E . B e s id e s , th e e ffe c tiv e n e s s o f th e c u rr e n t m in is te ria l s y s te m s h o u ld b e e v a lu -
a te d a n d e n h a n c e d . A c tio n s s h o u ld b e ta k e n to e s ta b lis h m e c h a n is m s to g a u g e v ie w s , o p in io n s
a n d s e n tim e n ts o f th e g e n e ra l p u b lic . V a r io u s c o n s u lta tio n a n d s ta tu to r y c o m m itte e s a n d p r o -
c e s s e s s h o u ld b e fu r th e r d e m o c r a tiz e d a n d h a v e th e ir re p r e s e n ta tio n im p ro v e d , e s p e c ia lly b y
m e a n s o f in c lu d in g g r a s s - r o o ts p e o p le fro m a w id e s p e c tr u m .

Com m itted to building a society which will enable everyone to obtain the basic means
of life

T h e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e s h o u ld g iv e h ig h e s t p rio rity to b u ild in g th e fo u n d a tio n s o n w h ic h th e H o n g
K o n g e c o n o m y c a n c r e a te e m p lo y m e n t a n d m a in ta in s u s ta in a b le s o c ia l d e v e lo p m e n t. A p a r t
fr o m th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f h ig h - te c h in d u s trie s , h e s h o u ld p o s itiv e ly a s s is t th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f
th e lo c a l in d u s try . P a r tic u la r a tte n tio n s h o u ld b e p a id to th e c re a tio n o f lo n g - te r m e m p lo y m e n t
o p p o r tu n itie s p ro v id in g a d e q u a te m e a n s o f liv in g fo r th o s e w ith little e d u c a tio n . C o n s id e r a tio n s
s h o u ld b e m a d e to s e t a m in im u m w a g e a n d m a x im u m w o rk in g h o u rs fo r c e rta in ty p e s o f jo b s .
A n a d e q u a te s a fe ty n e t fo r th e p o o r s u c h a s th o s e w h o c a n n o t fin d w o r k m u s t b e m a in ta in e d .
U n iv e rs a l r e tir e m e n t p r o te c tio n fo r th e e ld e r ly s h o u ld a ls o b e d e v e lo p e d .

Com m itted to building a society that provides life-long learning

T h e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e s h o u ld s e e to it th a t p re - s c h o o l, p rim a ry , s e c o n d a r y a n d te r tia r y e d u c a tio n
a re d e v e lo p e d a s a w h o le a n d th a t th e n e x t g e n e r a tio n is n u rtu re d to m a s te r b i- lite r a c y a n d tr i-
lin g u a lis m w ith c o n fid e n c e . G o v e r n m e n t a n d s o c ie ty s h o u ld fo s te r a n a ttitu d e o f life -lo n g le a r n -
in g a m o n g th e a d u lt p o p u la tio n a n d c o n s ta n tly u p -d a te r e le v a n t tr a in in g p ro g r a m s . P e o p le w ith

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