New | Who's who at Hong Kong's students vs government debate
On Tuesday evening, government representatives will meet with leaders of the Hong Kong Federation of Students for the first time to formally discuss demands raised by students protesters. Representatives of Occupy Central and Scholarism will not take part in the meeting.
The talks come almost two weeks after Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor cancelled talks with students, arguing that the government felt they would not lead to a constructive outcome.
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has insisted that the talks with the students had to be based on the Basic Law and the decision by the National People's Congress Standing Committee.
The first round of talks are set to begin at 6pm. The government will give a five minute-long opening statement, following by the students' statement. They will then debate for 90 minutes. At the end, each side will present a 10-minute concluding statement.
Government representatives:
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Lam, a trained sociologist and long-time civil servant, has served as Chief Secretary for Administration, Hong Kong's second-highest ranking official, since 2012. |
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Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung Yuen, a former barrister, served as the chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, before he became secretary of justice in the Leung administration in 2012. |
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Raymond Tam Chi-yuen Tam, a trained engineer, is a long-time civil servant. He became under-secretary of constitutional affairs in 2008 and rose to the position of secretary for the portfolio in 2011. |
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Lau Kong-wah A Beijing-friendly heavyweight who lost in the Legislative Council election in 2012, has served as undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs since December that year. |
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Edward Yau Tang-wah The long-time secretary for the environment became Director of the Chief Executive's Office in 2012. |
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