Carrie Lam unveils her ‘ideal team’ of mostly familiar faces
Incoming Hong Kong leader waves aside questions on whether central government turned down her first choices for ministerial posts
Introducing her team to the media after the central government approved and announced the appointments, Lam conceded that rather than the new talent she had promised, it mostly comprised incumbents and veteran bureaucrats. But she praised them as “passionate, capable and committed”.
“Though some will say my governing team consists of familiar faces, I wish to say they all agree with my new style of governance,” she said. “Officials on fiscal matters have no disagreement with my new philosophy on public finance management.
“Apparently people say there is no pleasant surprise. This also means no shock. This will be a stable team, a team of action.”