The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ended three days in a row. The list of members of the new National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference was approved. There are more than 200 members of the Hong Kong Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, of which 124 are “specially invited Hong Kong people”. , three generations and former officials of the SAR government. In addition, among the 18 current members of the Hong Kong CPPCC Standing Committee, 8 will remain in office. The current vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive Leung Chun-ying was re-elected as a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, but Tung Chee-hwa, who is also the vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is no longer on the list.
Xinhua News Agency announced the list of members of the new CPPCC National Committee in the early hours of yesterday, with 2,172 members. As for the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong, there are two current vice-chairmen of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying, and only Leung Chun-ying remains a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Carrie Lam, the former chief executive who was rumored to be a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, did not appear on the list. Tung Chee Hwa responded through public relations that he would care about Hong Kong and the country as much as he did.
Of the 18 current members of the Hong Kong CPPCC Standing Committee, 8 remain, including former WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, West Kowloon Authority Board Chairman Tang Ying-year, Cheung Kong Chairman Li Zeju, Henderson Land Chairman Li Jiajie, Trade Development Council Chairman Lin Jianyue, Chinese President Cai Guanshen, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Wu Haohao, honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Fujian Associations, and Tan Jinqiu, chairman of the Hong Kong Volunteer Union. Tang Yingnian issued a statement saying that he is very honored to continue to be appointed as a member of the new CPPCC National Committee. He will continue to work hard to play the dual positive role of members of the CPPCC and contribute to maintaining the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and the country.
There are many new faces in the new term of members, and the specially invited Hong Kong people include Liu Jianghua, the former director of the Home Affairs Bureau, and Liu Yecheng, the former deputy director of the police force. There are also a number of political and business generations shortlisted. The business community includes NWS Du Jiakui, Wheelock Ng Chung-kuen, Xinde Ho Chaoqiong and New World Adrian Cheng; the political circle also includes Lu Jinrong, the son of the vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and the former standing member of the National People’s Congress and former chairman of the Legislative Council. Fan Xulitai’s son Fan Junhua and others; Xindi Guo Jihui and Emperor Yang Zhenglong joined through other sectors.
Sun Qingye, deputy director of the National Security Agency, Tan Yunzhi, former chairman of the Bar Association, and members of the Legislative Council Junyao Ho, Shao Jiahui, Guan Haoming, etc.; senior media person Lu Yongxiong, and actor Donnie Yen are also on the list for the first time.
Liu Zhaojia, a consultant of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said that in principle, the distribution of real estate developers and political parties is not much different from the past. The central government will not focus on certain aspects or increase the proportion of seats in certain aspects. He also pointed out that it is too early to say whether there is only one vice-chairman in Hong Kong. For example, Huo Yingdong and An Zijie served as vice-chairmen of the CPPCC in the past, and they never held important positions in the government.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Many new faces appear in the new Hong Kong CPPCC – The new generation of political and businessmen take over and contribute to the country/357947?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
