Policy Advocacy

民間智庫有三大優勢：一、用業界及專家眼光去檢視問題、繼 而出謀獻策，可減少政策風險；二、用民間網絡去了解問題癥結， 容易感受民意的風向；三、與政府機構不同，民間智庫通常有研究 和分析自由，不受政治因素所約束。民主思路洞悉特區政府正努力 爭取入「興」之路，所以招聚一班熱心成員編寫此建議書，盼能為 政府施政裨補闕漏，為經濟尋找突破的缺口，為香港恢復以往的光 輝。 李家超管治班子踏入第二年管治期，雖然走出新冠疫情陰霾， 但是在地緣政治影響下，正面臨經濟下滑、人才外流、軟對抗、競 爭力下降等的威脅。 今年民主思路以這樣的前提下提出了一系列的新建議，以提升 香港的抗逆能力，包括加強《憲法》教育、引入商業及法治發展。 主要倡議包括增設中華人民共和國《憲法》教育課程、建立香港國 際商業法庭、創建社區網上功課輔導和大學生精英實習項目等。這 些建議旨在提高香港年輕一代的守法精神，培養更多的法治人才， 並促進香港與內地的合作，將「軟對抗」消滅於萌芽之間。 此外，我們的倡議還包括體育政策，旨在運用香港的軟實力、 增強香港市民的向心力和凝聚力、更全面地融入大灣區等。 在政策方面，民主思路提出了塑造代表香港的青年領袖與完善 綠色能源政策等建議。這些建議旨在培養理解中國和香港故事的新 一代領袖。與此同時，倡議並通過完善「上網電價」計劃來提升本 地可再生能源發電比例。 在經濟和科創方面，民主思路提出了完善競爭法制、與國際接軌等建議。這些建議旨在完善競爭條例，吸引境外投資者來港，促進科技與創新產業的發展，進而為經濟發展開拓更大空間。 以上是民主思路提出的一些重要建議。希望這些建議能夠對香港未來的發展起到積極作用。

2023-24年度財政預算總要提及兩個範疇：1）在祖國的大棋盤裏，香港的發展方向及目標 ；2）香港來年要處理的問題。

範疇一：在祖國的大棋盤裏，香港的發展方向及目標

範疇二：香港來年要處理的問題

Hong Kong unleashed a new chapter for development. Under the principle of “patriots governing Hong Kong”, the election of the chief executive was successfully held, and people’s hearts were reunited. People from all walks of life sent their own suggestions to the new government for improving people’s livelihood and welfare. Government officials also took the initiative to reach out to the people in their districts, hoping that their policies would be closer to people’s demand and expectations.

Path of Democracy expects that the new government can improve their governance in three aspects: administrative capability, political capability and analytical capability.

• The administrative ability of officials is the ability of the government to communicate and coordinate with all stakeholders well on a routine basis, so as to avoid conflicts among citizens and smoothen implementation of policies for benefiting the community.
• Political capacity refers to how the government conducts adequate consultation with stakeholders before formulating policies, so as to show respect for the public and grasp their needs.
• Analytical capacity means that the government adopts an evidence-based attitude and scientific methods for the preliminary work of policy formulation and evaluation of the later stages of policy implementation, so as to clarify the scope or context of social problems, which can help the government in all aspects of implementation and governance in the future. Hence, these can generate a more comprehensive impact in the society.

Each Hong Kong citizen wants to improve their quality of life. However, the long-standing problems of Hong Kong society, such as the upward  mobility of young people, land and housing supply etc. cannot be solved by the society alone. The government should proactively come up with plans for providing timely assistance to citizens who are facing difficulties and uncertain prospects by their own. Letting citizens to have hope and continue to contribute to our society.