Party leaders front runners to represent Hong Kong on China’s top legislative body
Starry Lee, 48, and Stanley Ng, 58, are the two leading candidates; if either gets it they will be the youngest delegate to hold the position.
The leaders of Hong Kong’s two largest parties are the front runners in a race to be the city’s sole representative on China’s top legislative body, the Post has learned – which would make either the youngest delegate to take up the high-profile position.
Starry Lee Wai-king, 48, chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), and Stanley Ng Chau-pei, 58, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), are the two leading candidates for election to the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
The post came up for grabs after political heavyweight Tam Yiu-chung, 73, announced he was to stand down.