Talking Points: What qualities do you want in our next chief executive?

A chief executive in Hong Kong should be an average person that is not too smart. Instead of putting his own ideas into practice, the chief executive should listen to the citizens, and follow their ideas. Plus, if he is not very smart, he may not understand the central government’s hints of disapproval of what he did. So, to be a chief executive of Hong Kong, the dumber, the better, as he’ll be more efficient.

Patience will do. Hongkongers have many opinions on how the city should be run, and the chief executive has to listen to each of them patiently, and figure out a solution. The next chief executive has to promise to change Hong Kong and he has to do it in a way that won’t lose citizen’s trust, so we can all have better lives and a higher quality of living.

We need someone who can develop and implement creative solutions in the face of challenging goals – and often differing opinions, personalities, and backgrounds. Skills in interacting with people in sometimes tough situations are critical.

We want someone who is innovative, and always working to create new approaches, products, services, and technologies. To achieve this while handling multiple stakeholders and often tight deadlines requires outstanding energy, determination, and judgement.

It’s never easy to be a chief executive. A remarkable chief executive needs to listen to the people, and have integrity. The chief executive should go to different districts to listen and collect opinions from different groups so that the government can create suitable policies. He or she should be a good example for other civil officers. Integrity is essential as trust must be built between the government and citizens so as to maintain peace and harmony.

He or she should be able to unite Hongkongers. You can only lead if you can unite people. Otherwise you’re just pissing in the wind. The next chief executive should also have experience in government operation and the support of the central government.

The chief executive has to be considerate, fair, and equitable to all the citizens. As a chief executive, the most important thing is to help people’s livelihood and economic development. In addition , a chief executive should have good communication skills, relationship skills, decision-making approaches and leadership ability.

It is vital for a chief executive to be honest, as the citizens need to follow his rule for a period of time. If he is not honest, the citizens will not support the chief executive at all. A chief executive should also treat everyone equally.

Frankly, there is no politician who can satisfy all Hongkongers. Haters are going to hate and we can do nothing about it. But the most basic thing a chief executive should do is understand the problems of Hongkongers nowadays and do something about it, not just ignore our comments and take care of other things which do nothing for us. Honesty is also a major quality for a chief executive. If a chief executive can gain trust from citizens and be understanding, most Hongkongers will be satisfied.

A good chief executive should be determined to work hard for our goals. He should be persistent and have wisdom, too, so that he can achieve our goals wisely and not give up before he succeeds in making Hong Kong better than before. The chief executive should also have integrity.

The chief executive needs to be patient. He needs to listen to people’s thoughts and make people’s dreams come true. He needs to be hardworking and reliable so that people can rely on and support him. When he listens to our ideas, then he needs to make it happen. He also needs to be persistent and never give up. Finally, he needs to be warm-hearted.

Honesty is the essential element for a chief executive. He should also be sensitive to people’s needs, and down-to-earth.

The next chief executive of Hong Kong should be patient to listen to what Hong Kong residents need. He should also have compassion, and donate more to charity, and visit old people and places where poor people live.

The government needs to take care of homeless, poor, and sick people. The government should help them and give them some benefits, so Hong Kong’s next chief executive should take action for them.

Secondly,chief executive should listen to different people’s suggestion so he can do the best decision for everyone. As well,a chief executive should not lie. Furthermore, a chief executive should have a calm mind and be sensible and fair.

The most important criteria of the next chief executive is that he/she must be chosen by Hong Kong citizens.

Speaking fluent Putonghua is the most important quality for the next chief executive. As part of China, the chief executive needs to join activities organised by mainland officials, such as economic collaborations, and cultural activities.

The next chief executive should handle the house costs better to make better living standards in Hong Kong. He should also have a policy of waste disposal like Japan or the US.

I think that honesty is the most important essential element of the chief executive.

A good chief executive must be close to the people and always think of the poor first. He or she even needs to visit the elderly homes and see what poor people need.

He or she also needs to make the cost of living cheaper.

Last but not least,the chief executive must listen to what people want.

Good presentation skills are essential for a chief executive.

The next chief executive should be honest and have the governance capability. He/She must not tell lies and must listen to the people’s advice. They should not just tell the citizens what will they do, they must actually do it.

They should also think about the people who are in need, for example, the homeless, the people who don’t have enough money to buy food, or who don’t have enough clothes. They should find some ways to help them, such as building some flats only for the homeless or organising more events to give the food to people for free.

A chief executive should be responsible and honest. The chief executive represents Hong Kong, so he/she is role model for Hongkongers. He/she should not play the blame game when something happens, he/she should take the responsibility.

A chief executive should be impartial and not corrupt.

Appearance is the most important element of the chief executive because as the representative of our city he/she needs to meet with other nations’ heads of state. If the chief executive is good looking, he/she may be able to communicate with the visiting head of state.

A chief executive must be a leader who is close to the people and understand them. He must be honest, too.

The next chief executive should listen to the citizens’ comments and respond. This is the most important quality of him or her. By listening to citizens’ comments, the policies can be improved.

Furthemore, the next chief executive should keep his promises.

The chief executive can be a man or woman. They should be wise on making policies and that will fulfil Hongkongers’ needs. For instance: medical services or homes for everyone in Hong Kong. They cannot do illegal things or break the law as he/she is the model of Hong Kong and to let the residents trust and obey him/ her. He/She can be rich but at least he/she should be a Hong Kong resident with a university degree.

A good chief executive should take Hong Kong seriously. Hong Kong is a society that really needs to be fixed. First, a chief executive should solve the problem of the extreme disparity between the poor and the rich. Some poor people live in areas that cannot be called a “home”. They can’t even support their lives but they are not qualified to get the CSSA. The chief executive should think about lowering the taxes or lowering the restriction of getting financial aid.

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