2023-09-16 08:42:52
(Independent media report) Former Financial Secretary John Tsang attended the weekly meeting of Chung Chi College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Friday (15th) to respond to students’ questions about politics, finance, Lantau tomorrow, the education system, and his participation in the election of chief executive. He said that some young people may be “flat”, but it is not a bad thing, and he does not believe that “everyone is flat”, because the young people he met are all very creative to create something, or to change the injustices in society. Righteousness. He also pointed out that DSE has no value and believes that Hong Kong’s entire education system needs to be completely reformed.
Tsang Jun-wa: The young people I met have the power to change the injustices in society
During the question-and-answer session on behalf of the students by the emcee, Tsang was asked about his views on “doing whatever you want” or “lying flat”. He first said that when he was the Financial Secretary, former Legislative Council member Lee Cheuk-yan said, “I’m so gay” in the Legislative Council. Later, he pointed out that many people said: “If I had a way to sit down, I wouldn’t do it; if If I could calm myself down, I wouldn’t sit there.” He said that he did not believe that young people were “all lying flat” because the young people he met were all very creative and used to create something or change the injustices in society. He also pointed out that some young people may be “flat”, but it is not a bad thing.
I don’t think about whether I have any concerns about joining politics. Zeng Junhua: I am completely casual.
As for why he joined politics and whether he had any concerns about joining politics, Tsang said he had never thought about this issue. He described himself as being casual and enjoying every moment. Sharing it with CUHK students is also a very enjoyable thing. “When I was in my thirties or forties, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. How do you call a primary school student and plan his life with him before he is even a few decades old? What do you mean by doing these things?”
I was asked how I faced and dealt with objections when I was the Financial Secretary. Tsang Junhua said that all objections and doubts are justified, especially to truly listen and understand. It is not “in one ear and out the other”: “If you think it’s wrong, then you should change it; if it’s not right, it’s not good.” Take care of him.”
Tsang Junhua: Consumer vouchers are not of much help and I don’t understand the current government’s ideas
In terms of finance, Tsang Jun-wa pointed out that the Basic Law stipulates that government expenditures cannot exceed revenue. When he served as Financial Secretary for 10 years, he had “money left over” every year. When he first left the government, the financial reserves were It exceeds 1 trillion, but the current government “I don’t know how much the family has. It should be much less.” There was laughter in the audience. He mentioned that this government has used a lot of “Future Fund” funds: “The future has not yet arrived, and we all have to worry about it.”
Later, when students asked questions directly, Tsang was asked about his opinions on consumer vouchers and whether Lantau will spend too much public funds tomorrow. He believed that the consumption vouchers were not of much help, and the students in the audience immediately laughed. Tsang later said: “But I don’t understand many of the ideas of (the current government) very well.”
Press conference on consumer vouchers in March 2023 (file photo)
Tsang Jun-wa: Lantau tomorrow is too far away and I don’t know if it will really be implemented
As for his views on Lantau tomorrow, Tsang said he had not paid attention to the relevant plans and he did not know, “It’s too far away.” However, he also pointed out: “IKEA is talking about 㗎啫, but if you really want to do it, it’s 10%.” A few decades later, if you say that IKEA is really going to do this, ask IKEA to find it, and if you can’t find it, it’s up to you to find it.” There was laughter from the audience again.
Tsang added that he has not yet seen the current government explain to the public the progress and plans for Lantau tomorrow, and he does not know whether it is really going to be implemented or whether it is just political talk: “Is this really something that needs to be done? Or is it just something to do?” What about what’s coming out politically? I don’t know.”
John Tsang: The entire education system needs to be completely reformed. Immigrants who know water and electricity will find it easier to find jobs.
A student asked Tsang Chun-wa about his views on the Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE). Zeng Junhua said that the difference between the number of high school graduates and university degrees is no longer big. “Do we need to change? Do we still need the same kind of things?” He also took the United States as an example, saying that many universities in the United States have already Instead of using the SAT test as a mechanism to select students, “he looked at the reviews of individual students or schools, and when it came time to select students, he felt that this was more fair.”
Tsang continued that in Form 4 and Form 5, schools mainly train students on how to do well in the DSE exam, which in disguise reduces students’ opportunities to learn other knowledge. Therefore, today’s society should make some “fundamental changes.”
The students asked whether the children of many senior government officials went to study abroad and did not follow the local DSE system. They asked whether senior government officials dislike Hong Kong’s education system and whether DSE still has value.
Tsang Junhua did not respond to the former question. As for the latter, he pointed out that DSE has no value, saying that after the epidemic, everyone can use Zoom for teaching, so each university can actually admit an unlimited number of students. Tsang said that foreign universities offer free online video courses for people all over the world to study at any time and anywhere. He believes that Hong Kong can adopt this model: “Can this model be changed to wait for different people? Not only young people, but also those who work hard, this course does not need to be very long, it can be taken for two or three hours at a time, and it can be at least ten minutes at a time to learn something. I believe there should be quite a big change in this.”
Tsang Junhua pointed out that many studies have shown that in 10 years, one-third or one-quarter of the jobs will disappear, but new jobs will also be created, and people will need new skills. “How can we maintain these skills?” What will happen in the future with such knowledge?” Zeng mentioned that the sudden appearance of ChatGPT changed many things.
In the end, Tsang said bluntly that DSE should not continue to exist. Hong Kong’s entire education system needs to be completely reformed. “From kindergarten to university, all systems need to be reformed.” He said that everyone must better understand what adult education and vocational education are, because today many People talk about immigrating to the UK, and if immigrants know how to do plumbing work, they will be much more likely to find a job. “What comes first is important, but actually every time is different.”
In 2017, Tsang Junhua announced his candidacy for chief executive. (File picture)
Tsang Jun-wa: When electing the chief executive, his wife said, “There is no bad thing until we find it.”
At the end of the weekly meeting, some students mentioned that Tsang Junhua had run for chief executive and asked him what he had gained or what he had seen clearly. Tsang Junhua responded that his wife, Tsang Wong Lian-hua, told him that after he passed the chief executive election, “You are really OK.” He said that during the election, all his good and bad things will be dug up by others. He joked that during this period, his wife was very He said to himself: “Nothing bad has been unearthed, so (you) have never touched me in all these years.” After hearing this, all the students in the audience laughed and applauded.
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