New Year's thoughts and hopes: Hong Kong SAR government officials visit the grassroots to listen to the voice of the public

2023-01-22

"It's good to get in and out safely. Peace is a blessing." On the 20th, on the 29th of the 12th lunar month, at a swing shop in Changheng Street Market, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, said to the shopkeeper Miss Song with a "blessing" with the words "peace in and out". "Restore (normal) customs clearance, and all of us are safe in and out," Miss Song replied. "Of course, the whole Hong Kong is smooth," replied Li Jiachao. He then bought several sets of waving spring, such as "plain sailing", with a total price of HK $168, implying "all the way". "Effectively solving the problems of people's livelihood" is a major focus of the new SAR government. During the Spring Festival, key officials of the SAR government visited grass-roots families in many districts to listen to the wishes of the citizens and send out New Year greetings. Li Jiachao, together with the Secretary for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs, Mai Meijuan, and the Director of Home Affairs, Zhang Zhao Kaiyu, came to Changheng Estate in Tsing Yi. For businesses like Miss Song, economy is the most important topic. She said that after optimizing the epidemic prevention measures, the willingness of shopping in the neighborhood increased, and the business volume of this Lunar New Year increased by 30% compared with last year. As a city with a high degree of aging, Hong Kong has many elderly people living in the community. The security of the elderly is not only what small families want, but also what the whole Hong Kong society wants. In Changheng Estate, Tsing Yi, Li Jiachao and Mai Meijuan visited several elderly families living alone. "This year's longevity?" "How many years have you lived here?" They asked in detail. In its first policy address, the new SAR government emphasized "equal emphasis on quality and improvement of elderly care services", and put forward specific measures such as expanding the number of beneficiaries of the "elderly community care service voucher pilot plan" and increasing the amount of elderly medical vouchers. Li Jiachao said that he hoped that with the government's continuously optimized security policy for the elderly, he would promote "a sense of security for the elderly" and let the elderly who have contributed their whole life to serve the society enjoy happiness in their later years. On the New Year's Eve of the 21st, SAR government officials came to various housing estates in batches to visit grassroots citizens. In the North Point Health Village, the Secretary for Government Affairs, Chen Guoji, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Zeng Guowei, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Sun Yuhan, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Yang Runxiong, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Qiu Yinghua, the Secretary for Civil Service, Yang He Beiyin, and other officials visited the elderly living alone and the elderly families. Sun Yuhan asked an old man, "Please give us some advice on where we can do better." "I think we have done a good job." The old man replied, "We went to the street market to buy vegetables, and all the way was very smooth, which is the most obvious!" Chen Guoji later wrote that we should continue to go all out, strengthen welfare, medical, community support and other services, and improve the regional environmental sanitation and city appearance, Build a high-quality city with "a sense of security for the elderly, a sense of belonging to the elderly, and a sense of service for the elderly". Yang Hebeiyin also called on citizens to "take more steps" and care about the physical and mental needs of the elderly. At Ai Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, the Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs, Chew Wing Hing, the Secretary for Security, Deng Bingqiang, and the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Lin Shixiong, sent the New Year gift bag to the elderly living alone. "I'm glad to add the atmosphere of the New Year to them and feel the reunion festival," Deng Bingqiang said. During the Spring Festival, the New Year's Eve flower market in Victoria Park was bustling and bustling, and the resumption of customs clearance with the mainland has added a lot of "popularity" here. Li Jiachao, 20th

Edit:He Chuanning    Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:xinhua

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