Veteran Hong Kong officials among new faces to be named to China’s top political advisory body
Move to include likes of ex-WHO head Margaret Chan seen as enabling Beijing to hear more of city’s views on integrating with mainland
Veteran Hong Kong officials including ex-World Health Organisation head Dr Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun are expected to be among the new national committee members of China’s top political advisory body in its next five-year term, sources said.
The city’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, 80, will also stay on at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) as a vice-chairman.
The move to include former senior officials such as Chan, 70, is seen by incumbent delegates as enabling Beijing to hear more about Hongkongers’ views on closer integration with mainland China.
In addition to Chan, Dr Ko Wing-man, previously the city’s food and health minister; ex-security chief Lai Tung-kwok; and former police commissioner Andy Tsang Wai-hung, were among those being recommended for membership to the influential body.
Former chief executive Leung Chun-ying was also on the list to stay on as a CPPCC vice-chairman. The list was distributed to the body’s standing committee members at a meeting on Tuesday.