Chief Executive Donald Tsang on Monday announced the membership
of the Executive Council (Exco) for the third term of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Government.
The new Exco comprises all 15 Principal Officials appointed
under the accountability system and 16 non-official members. Their
term will take effect on July 1.
The 16 non-official members are Mr Leung Chun-ying, Mr Tsang
Yok-sing, Mr Cheng Yiu-tong, Mr Andrew Liao, Mrs Selina Chow, Mrs
Laura Cha, Mr Bernard Chan, Mr Rafael Hui, Mr Charles Lee, Mr
Ronald Arculli, Dr David Li, Dr Leong Che-hung, Dr Marvin Cheung,
Mr Henry Fan, Mr Victor Lo and Professor Anthony Cheung.
"To maintain effective liaison and communication among
non-official members, I have again invited Mr Leung Chun-ying to
take up the post of Convenor of the Executive Council's
Non-official Members," said the chief executive.
All the 15 non-official members currently serving on the council
will continue to serve on the council to maintain continuity, said
Tsang. "I have also invited the retiring Chief Secretary for
Administration, Mr Rafael Hui, to join the council."
The new Exco will continue to have members from a wide spectrum
of the community, including the professional services, financial
and banking services, business, legal services, labor and political
sectors, and the academia.
The team has been working closely together for the past two
years and has an in-depth understanding of developments in Hong
Kong, said Tsang.
"I firmly believe that the non-official members will continue to
bring to the council views from all sections of the community, and
offer sound and insightful counsel to the administration," he
said.
"This will surely make our policies more responsive to public
aspirations and more conducive to the long-term development of Hong
Kong," Mr Tsang added.
(Xinhua News Agency June 25, 2007)