Chapter 481: 468 Legislative Council Spray King: Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu vs. Fatty Peng!

"At this special historical node, we must make some key decisions to ensure that Hong Kong Island can continue to be prosperous and stable in the days to come, and at the same time, protect the rights and interests of every Hong Kong Island citizen."

"First, I believe it is necessary to separate the Legislative Council from the Chief Secretary's Office, and the Chief Secretary's Office can no longer continue the past operating mode. For a long time, Hong Kong Island has been executive-led, which makes the future government have excessive power in administration, but excessive power easily leads to a lack of sufficient diversity and a broad public opinion foundation in decision-making, which poses potential risks to Hong Kong Island's long-term development."

"Separating the power of the Legislative Council from the Chief Secretary's Office and expanding power can build a more scientific power check-and-balance mechanism, allowing all voices to be fully expressed, making decision-making more democratic and scientific, and ultimately safeguarding Hong Kong Island society's fairness, justice, and harmony and stability."

"Next is the innovation of the electoral system. The optimization of functional groups and the implementation of individual voting can expand the scope of democratic participation, allowing voices from different classes and industries to integrate into the political process, fully stimulating the vitality and creativity of Hong Kong Island society..."

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"Finally, cancel appointed seats and let District Councils fully implement direct elections... will give citizens greater say, enhance citizens' sense of responsibility and belonging to Hong Kong Island's development, and fundamentally build a solid foundation for Hong Kong Island society's stability..."

A speech lasting half an hour, upright and honest, every sentence about citizens, every sentence about justice, every sentence about the future...

Listening to it, many Legislative Councilors nodded one after another.

Finally,

"Everything we do is for Hong Kong Island's tomorrow to be even more beautiful, allowing every Hong Kong Island citizen to enjoy full rights and realize their dreams on this land."

A closing sentence.

Fatty Peng finished the speech, with a sincere smile on his face, and walked off the podium.

"Okay."

Chairman John Smith was full of smiles,

"Thank you very much, Governor, for your visionary speech, which has drawn a blueprint for Hong Kong Island's future full of hope for us."

He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping across the audience,

"Next, enter the second discussion session; all councilors are elite representatives from all walks of life in Hong Kong Island. Now, please speak freely."

As soon as the voice fell, the entire conference room fell silent instantly.

Everyone's gaze turned straight to — Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

Chairman John also looked at Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

Everyone knew they were just accompanying runners.

Gao Jin's six-person group: Brother Zu awesome awesome awesome~~~

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sat in his seat, feeling everyone's gaze focused on him, his face serious.

Grabbing the microphone, he moved it to his mouth.

"Respected Governor, respected Chairman, Vice Chairman, and fellow councilors."

"Everyone knows that the Governor and I are good friends, with deep personal friendship."

Fatty Peng: "............"

All councilors: "............"

Good friends?

You two are almost fighting until your dog brains come out!

"However!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's face was serious, righteous and awe-inspiring:

"I am a person who likes to discuss matters as they are; friends are friends, public affairs are public affairs. Regarding the Governor's political reform plan, I feel a heavy responsibility and have to raise some doubts and opposing opinions."

The voice suddenly became louder,

"First!"

"Looking back at the past, the ruling mode implemented by the British Hong Kong government in Hong Kong Island for a long time has highly concentrated power; the Governor has near-absolute authority in Hong Kong Island, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the 'Emperor of Hong Kong Island'. Now, the Governor suddenly vigorously advocates democratic reform; this change is too abrupt."

"In the past, democratic concepts were not fully practiced, but now such a large-scale reform is suddenly proposed; it is hard not to question the real motivation behind this. Such a sudden change is hard to convince."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu paused slightly, his gaze sweeping across the audience.

Fatty Peng's face sank slightly, picked up the microphone and responded: "Councilor Guan is wrong; the times are developing, and Hong Kong Island also needs to conform to the historical trend. The past mode was based on the environment at that time; now we see the importance of democratic development, so we actively promote reform, which is for the sake of Hong Kong Island's long-term future. How can you question our motivation?"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's gaze was serious: "Governor, conforming to the trend is certainly correct, but reform should not be a sharp turn without any paving. Under the centralized power system for many years, the democratic foundation is weak; suddenly carrying out large-scale reform at this time is like building a high-rise on a beach; the foundation is unstable, so how can we talk about a long-term future?"

"Furthermore, everything needs a steady transition, and reform is no exception. The Governor's plan takes too big a step, which is very easy to cause chaos. Take the separation of the Legislative Council and the Chief Secretary's Office as an example; the executive-led mode has been operating in Hong Kong Island for many years and has long formed a relatively stable pattern and process."

"Rashly breaking this pattern and redistributing power will definitely lead to poor coordination between government departments, a sharp decline in administrative efficiency, and ultimately affect the normal operation of Hong Kong Island society and the living order of the people."

Fatty Peng frowned and said firmly: "I believe that there may be some running-in in the short term, but in the long run, it will greatly improve the scientificity and fairness of livelihood decision-making."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu shook his head gently, his tone heavy: "Governor, no matter how perfect the plan is, it is difficult to avoid chaos in actual operation. Who will bear the efficiency loss caused during this period? And how will the interests of the people be guaranteed?"

Fatty Peng: "............"

Such a big hat was put on directly.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu continued, his words fierce: "In addition, lowering the voting age to 18 seems to expand the scope of democratic participation, but 18-year-old young people are mostly just adults, have shallow social experience, and their political cognition and judgment ability are not mature enough, which will affect the fairness and rationality of the election results."

"In my opinion, this move does more harm than good!" Once the councilors heard this, they nodded one after another.

Putting aside the camps of both sides, what Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu said was indeed very reasonable, not just quibbling or opposing for the sake of opposing.

Of course, this is also the reason why many councilors agree with Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

Spraying is spraying, but spraying reasonably.

Fatty Peng coughed lightly and said: "Young people are the future of Hong Kong Island; giving them the right to vote is to let them participate in social construction earlier and cultivate their civic awareness and sense of responsibility. We can guide them to make rational choices through education and publicity."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sneered: "Governor, can education and publicity change young people's cognition in the short term? Before civic awareness and political literacy are generally improved, lowering the voting age has risks far greater than benefits."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu also talked about some loopholes in the political reform plan.

Eloquent, reasonable and well-founded; it can be seen that Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was well-prepared for this.

And at this time,

Fatty Peng sat there, his face unchanged, but he had a little less of the smile he had just now.

"Finally!"

No content missed!

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's voice was loud:

"Regarding the move to cancel appointed seats and fully implement direct elections for District Councils, I think it is inappropriate..."

"Appointed seats can, to a certain extent, absorb talents from all walks of life who are experienced and capable but may not be good at campaigning to enter the District Council, providing professional opinions and suggestions for regional development."

"Completely canceling appointed seats and relying only on direct elections may make the District Council's decision-making lack comprehensiveness and make it difficult to effectively solve the various complex problems faced by Hong Kong Island."

Fatty Peng took a deep breath and said: "Direct elections can better reflect public opinion and let people who truly represent the public enter the District Council. Those capable people, if they really want to serve Hong Kong Island, can also fully demonstrate their strength through competition."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's gaze was like a torch, looking directly at Fatty Peng: "Governor, competition requires resources, connections, and popularity, which is unfair to some people who are truly capable but lack these conditions. The existence of appointed seats is precisely to make up for this deficiency, ensuring that the District Council's decision-making can synthesize opinions from all sides, rather than being controlled only by competition experts..."

Finally,

Bang~~~~

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu slapped the table violently.

His voice was passionate, every word clanging:

"In the hundred-plus years that the British have ruled Hong Kong Island, have you ever given Hong Kong Island citizens true *democracy and *freedom?"

"No! Not for a single day!"

His voice echoed in the conference room, carrying unquestionable power.

"But now? Hong Kong Island is about to return, but you suddenly 'show great mercy' and want to send 'freedom' to Hong Kong Island?"

"Hahaha..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu looked up and laughed; this laughter contained endless irony,

"You are just trying to stir up the situation in Hong Kong Island again before leaving! Pretending to be what big-tailed wolf!"

At this moment, the whole audience fell into dead silence.

The air seemed to have frozen, and everyone held their breath.

A needle,

could be heard falling!

All councilors were shocked; no one expected Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu to be so direct, revealing it so boldly and unreservedly.

Too stubborn!

No one dared to speak, for fear of offending the Governor.

And at this time, Fatty Peng's face turned red instantly, his fists clenched, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

At this moment,

He wished he could immediately call the country, gather ace agents or 007, and kill Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu!

Kill!

This fucking bitch!

Just in this suffocating silence,

Gao Jin was the first to react; he stood up abruptly, clapped his hands hard, and shouted loudly:

"Good!"

Tan Meili also clapped excitedly, echoing:

"Well said!"

Ah Wah and others clapped one after another.

Their applause and shouts were exceptionally loud in the silent conference room, breaking this oppressive atmosphere.

Tears in their eyes!

We, finally, are not losers, we are still useful!

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PS: It was supposed to end in two chapters, but looking at the plot, it hasn't ended yet, and I'll be scolded by you later. And I haven't added more chapters as promised, so I'll just do three chapters to finish the plot.

Three chapters asking for monthly tickets!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 482 =====