Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee unveils team, while Beijing lays out key expectations
- John Lee pledges to win people’s trust and make policies that meet demands as State Council approves his governing team
- Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office lays out five expectations for incoming administration, including tackling housing and addressing wealth gap
Lee followed the State Council’s announcement by presenting to the public his 26-member team, including seven incumbent political appointees, two undersecretaries, six serving or retired civil servants and four lawmakers. Chief Executive’s Office director Eric Chan Kwok-ki will take up the role of No 2 official as the chief secretary.
“This team is united and loyal,” Lee said at a press conference to introduce his core leaders to help him start a “new chapter” for Hong Kong. “We share the same ideal of governance, and will be result-oriented with an emphasis on team spirit and execution.”
The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) issued a statement hailing the team as demonstrating professionalism, commitment and international vision.
But it also laid out five expectations for the incoming administration, asking it to tackle the city’s social issues such as housing, address the wealth gap and youth development, implement the “one country, two systems” governing policy in an accurate manner, facilitate integration with the nation’s development, and do more for education, technology, culture and health.
Beijing’s liaison office also spelled out expectations in what it described as a critical phase of the city’s transition “from stability to prosperity”.