Non-official convenor of the Executive Council Bernard Chan is followed by other Exco members as they meet the media at the government’s headquarters in Tamar, Admiralty, on July 22, after a night of violence around Hong Kong on July 21. Photo: Nora Tam
Opinion
Opinion
Political reform in Hong Kong could begin with a revamp of the ‘peripheral’ Executive Council
- An Exco member’s revelation that the chief executive turned down their offer to resign en masse, on the grounds that the council merely gives advice, raises questions about its function, membership and whether meetings need to be confidential
Non-official convenor of the Executive Council Bernard Chan is followed by other Exco members as they meet the media at the government’s headquarters in Tamar, Admiralty, on July 22, after a night of violence around Hong Kong on July 21. Photo: Nora Tam