Singer Agnes Chan never received invitation to join new Hong Kong cabinet, media personality says
Founder of online media site says Chan told him she and Carrie Lam never discussed new cabinet and she had not met next chief executive again after her election
But Man said Chan told him that she and Lam never discussed the formation of the new cabinet, and that Chan had not had a chance to meet Lam again after she was elected.
“Rumours about her being the next education chief are everywhere online,” Man said. “[Chan] said she was taken by surprise.”
Lam declined to comment on the rumour on Saturday.
“I will not disclose any details before I have finished forming the cabinet,” Lam said. “I will not comment on any speculation either.”
The rumour was first reported on Friday by online media site Citizen News. Citing sources, it said Lam had recommended Chan to Beijing to be the city’s next secretary for education.