In Hong Kong, China insists, the Chief Executive is more equalBy FRANK CHINGhome/Opinion/Op-Ed Columns/In Hong Kong, China insists, the Chief Executive is more equalEVER since Carrie Lam became Chief Executive of Hong Kong on July 1, 2017, she has had virtually absolute support from the Chinese government, including President Xi Jinping himself. In the intervening 20 or so months, Beijing has offered fulsome praise for Lam’s governance of the former British colony, now known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). The Chief Executive has avoided sensitive issues and focused on livelihood problems, bringing about a lowering of the political temperature. It may well find objectionable a proposal to subject the Chief Executive to a committee appointed by the heads of the legislature and the judiciary. News of Beijing’s position coincided with the release from prison of former Chief Executive Donald Tsang in mid-January after having served a 12-month sentence for nondisclosure of a property deal.

Source: Manila Times February 11, 2019 16:58 UTC