Outgoing head of Hong Kong youth policy advisory body tipped to be deputy of new and similar high-level group
Lau Ming-wai will be part of the Youth Development Commission, to be launched soon and chaired by the city’s No 2 official
The outgoing chief of Hong Kong’s soon-to-be defunct Commission on Youth is tipped to stay on as the deputy of a new high-level body that will replace it, according to a government source.
Young tycoon Lau Ming-wai is expected to be appointed as the deputy chairman of the new Youth Development Commission, headed by Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, the city’s No 2 official.
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The Commission on Youth will close down on March 31. The government source said the Youth Development Commission would be formed as early as April 1 to allow a smooth transition.
It is expected to operate in a similar manner to its predecessor with Lau, the son of property billionaire Joseph Lau Luen-hung, as its deputy.
Lam earlier admitted that her administration’s biggest challenge was to “connect with young people”.