The chief executive yesterday pledged to work closely with the head of a bureau to oversee development, while saying the super ministry would operate at the same level as other policy bureaus.
Speaking after a meeting with Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, legislator Raymond Ho Chung-tai, who with 10 other Election Committee members from the engineering sector have pledged him their support, said Mr Tsang's plan for the new bureau would help the sector.
'We believe Mr Tsang is the best candidate because his platform can help engineers,' Dr Ho said.
He quoted Mr Tsang as saying that while details of his plan to launch a development bureau had yet to be finalised, the powerful body would not override other bureaus.
Dr Ho said Mr Tsang had stated the bureau's role would be to co-ordinate cross-departmental policies.
Another elector, Yim Kin-ping, quoted Mr Tsang as saying he would work closely with the new development bureau head.
