[PSHK report]This morning (9th), the incoming chief executive, Li Jiachao, went to the chief executive’s office to meet with the current chief executive, Carrie Lam. After the two met, they met with reporters at the government headquarters.
Carrie Lam said at the beginning that yesterday Hong Kong held the 6th Chief Executive election “successfully and smoothly”, and congratulated Li Jiachao on being elected as the next Chief Executive.
She described today as a very important day. This election is the last of the first three elections following the “improvement of the electoral system”. It symbolizes that the system of patriots ruling Hong Kong has been completely established and is of great importance to the future development of Hong Kong.
She thanked the Chinese government for taking decisive measures in the face of unprecedented difficulties in Hong Kong, including the National Security Law and “improving the electoral system”, so that Hong Kong’s peace and stability will last for a long time. Carrie Lam said that she still has a lot of work to do in the rest of her term. It will provide all the assistance Li Jiachao needs to start the formation of a new government.
In the end, she said that she would continue to control the epidemic in Hong Kong and meet the necessary conditions for customs clearance with Shenzhen, China; she would also prepare for the society to return to normal, so that citizens might happily participate in the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland.
Carrie Lam spoke in Chinese and English before arriving at Li Jiachao.
Li Jiachao expressed his gratitude to Carrie Lam for giving him detailed analysis and plans on the restructuring of the government. The two exchanged views on some details, and thanked her for her views. He said he would reconsider and discuss the details.
He said that the two also discussed the future direction of Hong Kong’s epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic work, as well as considerations for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland. He also pointed out that he will visit the judiciary and legislature later today for courtesy visits, including meeting with Chief Justice Zhang Jianneng of the Court of Final Appeal, and Legislative Council Chairman Leung Kwan-yin; in the followingnoon, he will visit four central agencies in Hong Kong.
When the two were taking a group photo, the videographer suggested that the two would shake hands or “touch the wall”, but Lam’s press secretary said that the two would not have any contact, and the videographer suggested that the two wave to the camera, and Li Jiachao looked at Carrie Lam. And took the lead to wave, Lin Zhengcai waved to the camera.
During the election campaign, Lee and others greeted each other in the way of “touching Wei”, which was popular during the epidemic. It is reported that he met Chief Justice Zhang Juneng of the Court of Final Appeal today and also greeted him by “touching Wei”.
Photo: Tse Siu Kit
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