Former NowTV news editor joins Chief Executive's team
Another former journalist has been appointed as a political aide to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s administration.
Rebecca Chan Hoi-yan, a former news editor with Now TV, will become political assistant to Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man from Saturday, the government said on Friday.
Chan, 35, is the fifth political aide in Leung’s administration with a background in journalism.
She assisted in setting up Now TV’s news and business news channels. She was in charge of daily news editing and reporting, with a special focus on medical news.
Before joining Now TV, Chan was senior reporter and news presenter at the free-to-air broadcaster TVB.
Political assistants, a new tier of appointees created in 2008, are responsible for helping their bureau secretaries and undersecretaries, and liaising with the media and various stakeholders.
Former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen’s government had four aides with a journalism background.
