Exclusive | Five seminars and one study tour in 40 days: Senior officials learn about national conditions once a week on average
獨家報道｜40日辦5講座1考察團 高官平均每周1次學國情
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu proposed in the Policy Address that training for all civil servants should be strengthened to enhance patriotic spirit and national security awareness. Lee has followed through, with the Hong Kong government recently arranging an intensive series of seminars and workshops on national conditions and national security for senior officials. Light Media counted five seminars and two study tours—to Wuhan and Beijing respectively—held by the government over approximately 40 days from mid-October. Apart from the Wuhan study tour, secretaries, bureau directors or directorate-level civil servants took part in all six other events, meaning senior officials received training once a week on average. Current affairs commentator Lau Yui-shiu told Light Media that, regardless of the effectiveness of the activities, “making a show of support and attending are already important effects.”
特首李家超在《施政報告》提出，要加強全體公務員的培訓，提升愛國精神、國安意識。李家超「說到做到」，港府近日為高官密集地安排一系列國情、國安講座和研討會。《光傳媒》統計，單在10月中起約40日內，政府舉辦了5個講座和2個分別到武漢和北京的考察團。除了武漢考察團外，其餘6場均有司局長或首長級公務員參與，高官平均每周接受一次培訓。時事評論員劉銳紹向《光傳媒》表示，不論活動成效，「表態、出席已經是重要的效果」。