Jasper Tsang wants to see Beijing appoint adviser to chief executive
Former Legco president says role would not undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy
But Jasper Tsang Yok-sing’s proposal on Monday drew a lukewarm response from Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, Hong Kong’s sole representative on the nation’s highest legislature, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, and former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen.
The suggestion is among the package of proposals Hong Kong Vision, a think thank chaired by Tsang, unveiled on Sunday for the next chief executive.
On matters that come under the central government’s purview or those concerning relations between Beijing and the Hong Kong government, Tsang said the chief executive could seek advice from the appointed adviser, he said.
He added that the adviser should be a mainlander assigned to work inside the Chief Executive’s Office.
“I don’t think the adviser’s role would undermine Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy,” he said on an RTHK programme on Monday, claiming decisions on matters such as the Territory-wide System Assessment education policy would still be made by the Executive Council.