Top-class suites are appropriate
Hong Kong has evolved under 'one country, two systems'.
It has the chief executive, an efficient civil service at his disposal, and the legislature. Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen may have once served as a civil servant, but he has climbed the ladder and been appointed leader of the people of Hong Kong. During his tenure, he has rubbed shoulders with various heads of state.
When he is on visits and in such company, it is appropriate that he should stay in the presidential or royal suites of hotels to reflect the creditworthiness of Hong Kong.
The government has accumulated high surpluses over the years and, again, the accommodation he chooses should reflect that. After all, when he is abroad, he is trying to promote the city and get foreign investors to buy Hong Kong companies' bonds and shares and persuade businesses to open offices here.
It would be a sad departure from 'one country, two systems' if incoming chief executive Leung Chun-ying, when on trips abroad, was expected to fly economy class.
How can he impress foreign businesses if he arrives to meet top entrepreneurs as essentially a budget traveller?
