Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Forum to discuss C.Y. Leung's restructuring plans
Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, head of the chief executive-elect's office, and Ada Wong Ying-kay, chief executive of the Institute of Contemporary Culture, who has been tipped to take up the post of culture minister in Leung Chun-ying's administration, are among the speakers at a seminar this afternoon on the incoming government's restructuring plans. The seminar will be hosted by the Development Forum, which has close ties with Leung.
Development chief Carrie Lam to visit Singapore
Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (pictured) visits Singapore today and tomorrow to deliver a speech at the invitation of the Centre for Liveable Cities and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Lam will also meet officials from the city state, the Development Bureau says. Lam's speech will deal with Hong Kong's heritage conservation, but speaking abroad about the city's policy six weeks before Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's term expires may be a strong hint of her inclusion in the incoming government, in which she has been widely tipped to serve as chief secretary.
Minorities official to discuss ethnic harmony
State Ethnic Affairs Commission deputy director Danzhu Angben will brief the media on the conservation of ethnic minorities' culture. Following criticism from exiled Tibetans and Uygurs of its administration of the Tibet and Xinjiang autonomous regions, Beijing has stressed that its ethnic policy focuses on harmony and equality.