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Lam pledges to convey Hong Kong pan-democrat call for restart of political reform during talks in Beijing
But chief executive-elect insists move towards universal suffrage for chief executive must be based on 2014 Beijing ruling, which is opposed by opposition forces
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Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam Cheng Yeut-ngor has promised to convey to state leaders growing demands by opposition politicians for the revival of Hong Kong’s stalled electoral reform process when she visits Beijing later this month.
However, Lam cautioned that the city would still have to heed Beijing’s ruling in August 2014, effectively rejecting the pan-democratic camp’s call for scrapping the restrictive framework for achieving universal suffrage laid down by the central government.
Under the ruling by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, a nomination committee would put forward two or three chief executive candidates backed by a majority of members for subsequent popular election.
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Lam, who will become Hong Kong’s next leader in July, after collecting 777 votes to win the March 26 election, is expected to fly to Beijing this month to receive her official letter of appointment. Formal arrangements have yet to be announced.
Incumbent chief executive Leung Chun-ying received his appointment certificate from then premier Wen Jiabao on April 10, 2012. He met with then president Hu Jintao the following day.
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