Zheng Weiyuan, director of the press department, left his post this week, saying he needs to take a leave of absence due to health problems

Zheng Weiyuan, the Director of the Information Department, who took office in August 2019, will leave his post this Saturday (December 4) and will be replaced by the current Deputy Director Wu Qimei.

Zheng Weiyuan explained when he was inquired that he had a long-term physical problem and that he needed to be dealt with within this year according to the doctor’s opinion. It has recently started to get worse. Therefore, although the Legislative Council will be elected next month, he has to resign one after another. Waiting for arrangements by the Civil Service Bureau.

Zheng Weiyuan (first from left) took office in August 2019, saying that he was transferred from the Press Department for health reasons and will continue to serve in the government in the future.

He used to be the deputy secretary-general.

Deputy Director Wu Qimei temporarily concurrently serves as Director

According to the authorities, Zheng Weiyuan will be transferred from the Press Office on December 4 and will start taking a vacation. The government will announce his new job position in due course; the post of Director of the Press Office will be temporarily held by Deputy Director Wu Qimei.

The government will arrange suitable candidates for the post of Director of the Information Service in accordance with established mechanisms and procedures, and will make announcements in due course.

Zheng Weiyuan: I always thought that I would stay here first

When receiving enquiries, Zheng Weiyuan explained that his body had been ill for a long time, but he was not allowed to disclose the details. “I always thought that if I didn’t, the doctor would deal with it within this year.” He has been the director of the department for more than two years. The original plan was to end the low term of the current government in June next year, but his body has deteriorated recently. If he does not leave office at this time, he will have to wait for the election of the Legislative Council to be completed. The Secretariat handles it, and the work of the Press Office is on track. His departure will not have much impact.

Zheng Weiyuan said that he has not yet reached the retirement age and is currently taking a holiday to deal with health problems. "I will return after the treatment is completed."

He denied that he had received a difficult job and decided to leave his post. “It’s hard to get past the black storm and the new crown virus epidemic that day! I took office in August 2019, and the most difficult time has passed.”

Zheng Weiyuan took office during the anti-amendment conflict in August 2019 and succeeded Zhu Manling, the former director who was transferred to the postmaster.

He joined the administrative department in July 1989. In the past, he served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Development Bureau (Planning and Lands), the Director of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (Taiwan), and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Education Bureau.

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