Hong Kong's rival camps should stop squabbling and create harmony, says former financial secretary Antony Leung
Antony Leung urges government and rival camps to set aside differences and strive to achieve Beijing's wish of creating a harmonious Hong Kong
The government and rival political camps must stop battling each other in order to achieve Beijing's aim of unity in Hong Kong, former finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung says.
Leung is tipped as a possible candidate for the 2017 chief executive election but says he has no plan to run because being the city's leader is too difficult a task.
"It would be best if I do not do it," he said in an exclusive interview with the Post.
In August, the CEO of developer Nan Fung Group suggested that whether he ran "depends on God" as he had never planned the events that changed his life. Some commentators took this as a hint that he was waiting for Beijing's endorsement, a suggestion that Leung laughed off.
"As a devout Christian, I would not turn Beijing into God, it would be blasphemous … I don't know what plan God has for me, but I really enjoy what I am doing now.
"I don't have any plan to run … I don't have any official title, position, power or political influence, but the good thing is that I am free. This might be the best position for me."
He declined to say whether he was interested in the top job.