Update | Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying conspicuously absent from reform publicity stunt
Open-top bus parade featuring casually dressed politicians bypasses protests as it weaves along its route … and where is the chief executive?
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was conspicuously absent from an electoral reform publicity stunt led by his top aide Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor yesterday.
An open-top, double-decker bus paraded 21 government figures through the streets of Siu Sai Wan to Shau Kei Wan and on to Tin Hau to encourage public involvement in the reform debate.
Alongside the chief secretary, the Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung and constitutional minister Raymond Tam Chi-yuen led five other ministers, as well as undersecretaries and political assistants in swapping business attire for sporty outfits.
Despite the prominent line-up - and novel outfits - Leung's absence was hard to miss.
"The chief executive has an indispensable role in the reform consultation," said Lam after the two-hour event. "He leads our work and is concerned with the group's consultation progress."
Sponsored by the Eastern district council's $250,000 fund for promoting the Basic Law, the parade took place on the 24th anniversary of the promulgation of the mini-constitution.
