Hong Kong government finally sets up office for chief executive-elect after controversy over cost
The office, whose original cost was HK$40 million, will be led by former postmaster general Jessie Ting Yip Yin-mei
The Hong Kong government has finally established the Office of the Chief Executive-elect after its controversial decision to site the temporary office in Hong Kong’s most expensive business area.
It will be led by former postmaster general Jessie Ting Yip Yin-mei, who Internet users said looked similar to chief executive candidate Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.
The office will provide support to the chief executive-elect in tasks including drawing up a policy plan for the new administration based on his or her election platform, and to make other arrangements with the incumbent government to ensure a smooth transition.
“Mrs Ting is a seasoned administrative officer with a rich experience in public administration. I believe that she will serve with professionalism in her new capacity to ensure a smooth transition [for the current and incoming administration],” Secretary for Civil Service Clement Cheung Wan-ching said in a statement.
The office, which takes up a whole floor in Champion Tower on Garden Road, Central, was originally estimated to cost HK$40 million in taxpayers’ money for just three months until the end of June.