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Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan to lead vetting panel for election hopefuls
Pro-Beijing veterans say the appointment hints that Financial Secretary Paul Chan has the central government’s trust and is highly likely to remain in the next administration serving as a top minister.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan a natural successor for the post vacated by former chief secretary John Lee, says pro-Beijing heavyweight Rita Fan.
Others in the same camp say the appointment hints that Chan has the central government’s trust and is highly likely to remain in the next administration serving as a top minister.
Pro-Beijing heavyweight Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai said she believed Chan, the financial secretary, was a natural successor for the post vacated by John Lee Ka-chiu, who resigned as chief secretary on April 6 to run for chief executive.
The appointment also hinted that Chan had the central government’s trust and was highly likely to remain in the next administration serving as a top minister, others in the pro-Beijing camp said.
Others in the same camp say the appointment hints that Chan has the central government’s trust and is highly likely to remain in the next administration serving as a top minister.
Pro-Beijing heavyweight Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai said she believed Chan, the financial secretary, was a natural successor for the post vacated by John Lee Ka-chiu, who resigned as chief secretary on April 6 to run for chief executive.
The appointment also hinted that Chan had the central government’s trust and was highly likely to remain in the next administration serving as a top minister, others in the pro-Beijing camp said.
