The Hong Kong government’s strong legislation to promote the integration of Hong Kong and China, some scholars pointed out that this move adds to the rebellious mood of Hong Kong people.
The Hong Kong government intends to legislate to speed up the integration of Hong Kong and China. The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau submitted a paper to the Legislative Council, proposing to incorporate the provisions of the mainland regarding the hoisting of the national flag in schools into the Hong Kong Ordinance. In addition, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) intends to amend the legislation to protect mainlanders from discrimination. Some scholars believe that the relevant mandatory measures will only have the opposite effect and increase the rebellious mood of Hong Kong people.
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau submitted a paper to the Legislative Council to consult Members on the legislative amendments to the National Flag and Emblem Ordinance, which is expected to be discussed at the Legislative Council meeting next Thursday (18). According to the paper, the authorities proposed to amend the legislation with reference to the mainland “National Flag Law” and “National Emblem Law” draft amendments, and proposed to the provisions of the provisions on the hoisting of the national flag in schools, into the Hong Kong Ordinance.
The authorities proposed to include the provisions of the Mainland’s “National Flag Law” regarding the hoisting of the national flag in schools in the scope of the amendment. The Mainland’s National Flag Law stipulates that schools should fly the national flag every day except for winter holidays, summer holidays and rest days; kindergartens with conditions should also fly the national flag with reference to school regulations. Schools are also required to hold flag-raising ceremonies once a week, except for holidays. The authorities said the above provisions will be incorporated into the amendment bill as appropriate, and said the implementation details will be adjusted and revised according to local conditions. The authorities also suggested that the provisions of the Mainland’s National Flag Law relating to patriotic Education be incorporated into the amendment bill.
On the other hand, the Equal Opportunities Commission submitted a progress paper to the Legislative Council, stating that the Commission is examining “discrimination between Hong Kong Chinese and Mainland Chinese” and that the current scope of application of the Race Discrimination Ordinance is inadequate, and that a “resident status” protection feature can be added to the Ordinance to deal with the problem of discrimination against Mainlanders.
The EOC cited examples such as the refusal of some restaurants to serve mainlanders and Mandarin-speaking customers during the Epidemic, and the participation of people in the universal community testing program, which sparked a “lack of tolerance” discussion on social media. The EOC said that “the inflammatory content and actions will only intensify the conflict and division” and that it must be stopped.
Chung Jianhua: The mandatory form of legislation may increase the rebellious mood of Hong Kong people.
It is believed that the Hong Kong government intends to accelerate the integration of Hong Kong and China in various aspects through legislative means. Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion Research (HKIPR) Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chung Kin-wah, said to RTHK on Thursday (11) that the legislation would only produce the opposite effect.
In fact, many schools have started to raise the national flag and sing the national anthem many years ago, but from the education sector, I do not think this practice can produce any effect of strengthening the national flag and anthem. National anthem infectious effect, what is mandatory, Hong Kong people may not be very subject to fall this set, the more deliberate some of these things, the more the effect is the opposite.
Liu Rui Shao: “two systems” boundary is increasingly blurred
Hong Kong current affairs commentator Liu Ruishao believes that the authorities hard push new measures, on the one hand, in order to achieve superficial cohesion, on the other hand, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor wants to increase the chances of re-election.
Liu Ruishao said: I think many people will not resist the national flag, but we resist your kind of mandatory and ideological education, brainwashing, forcible, formal approach. So this approach, I think it first, I hope to achieve a cohesion of at least the surface form, the second is to do an action, so that the mainland side of the current government, especially Carrie Lam expressed appreciation; on the other hand, we see Carrie Lam in various aspects of things, is to increase her chances of re-election.
Liu Ruishao believes that the authorities are allowing the mainland to infiltrate Hong Kong in various aspects of education and livelihood, and then by Hong Kong being integrated into the mainland, destroying the established values of Hong Kong, making the line between “two systems” increasingly blurred.
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