Liberals hog government advisory system: survey

Appointments to government advisory bodies are heavily skewed towards the Liberal Party, a South China Morning Post investigation has shown.

Lawyers and company directors, particularly men, dominate the government advisory system - even on social issues where their professional experience has no clear relevance.

Women and grassroots workers - even pro-Beijing trade unionists - are much less likely to have an advisory role, the survey showed.

Liberal Party Legco member Kenneth Ting Woo-shou sits on nine advisory committees, in breach of internal government guidelines which state that no one should be on more than six.

Liberal party legislators Edward Ho Sing-tin, Ronald Arculli, Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, Howard Young and Miriam Lau Kin-yee each sit on five.

Liberal Party member Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, an industrialist, sits on 11, the third highest of any adviser.