Former finance minister gives mixed signals on joining Hong Kong’s chief executive race
Antony Leung Kam-chung remains tight-lipped on running in election, despite unveiling proposed policy on education
Former finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung was out and about again on Monday, promoting ideas to improve the city, but remained coy as to whether he would emerge as a dark horse in next year’s chief executive race.
A group led by Leung, also a former education commission chairman , unveiled a list of suggestions to improve the education sector, but he denied he was already floating his policy platform.
“Why would a policy platform only have one direction?” he said.
He was also evasive when asked directly whether he would join the race: “I have answered many times and you all did not believe what I said, so I’m not answering again.”
Leung was more forthcoming about his education project. Education 2.1, comprising 17 professionals, including professors, principals and finance experts, got together about a year ago to discuss ways to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities for the new era, he said.
Suggestions included changing the exam-oriented culture in Hong Kong, such as reducing the HKDSE syllabus to only the essentials so that candidates could have more flexibility.