Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with reporters before attending the Executive Council today (11th). In addition to announcing a series of new measures related to epidemic prevention, there are also new arrangements: the host is different.
The former Assistant Director (Media) of the Chief Executive's Office, Arsene, has been transferred from the Chief Executive's Office since yesterday (10th) and will be replaced by Nicky Ng, the former Assistant Private Secretary to the Chief Executive, who will host the press conference for the first time today.
Yao Jizhuo served in the Chief Executive's Office for four and a half years, and even joined the Chief Executive-designate's office as early as Lam Cheng's appointment. , Hosting Carrie Lam's press conference can be described as "seeing all the storms".
Yao Jizhuo (Carrie Lam's left) served in the Chief Executive's Office for four and a half years, and Carrie Lam accompanied him on occasions large and small.
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Serving in the Chief Executive's Office for 4 and a half years, breaking the convention of administrative officials
At the beginning of the press conference today, Carrie Lam pointed out that Wu Zicong will preside over the press conference today, and he will be responsible for liaison with the media in the future. He also thanked Arsene (Yao Jizhuo) for his contributions in the past four and a half years, and hope that everyone will have a happy cooperation with Wu Zicong in the future. .
Wu Zicong seemed to be familiar with it. He inspected the scene before Carrie Lam appeared on the stage, and called reporters to ask questions during the recruitment period.
Yao Jizhuo has joined the chief executive-designate's office after Carrie Lam was elected chief executive in March 2017.
After Lam took office, Yao Jizhuo was responsible for "assisting the press coordinator in liaising with the media, and formulating public relations strategies for the Chief Executive, etc." However, since the post of Press Coordinator in Lam Cheng's team has been vacant, Yao actually holds two positions, acting as the Chief Executive. bridge with the media.
When Lin Zheng attended various events on weekdays, Yao Jizhuo could be seen accompanying him.
According to the Civil Service Bureau's website, administrative officers are transferred on average every two to three years, so Yao Jizhuo has already been transferred "enough time", and his retention time can be described as quite long.
Once pointed out that the cable "good cooperation, good cooperation" has become a classic
During Yao Jizhuo's tenure, the way Carrie Lam met with reporters also changed. In the past, she met with reporters before the guild, usually in the underground of the Chief Executive's Office.
During the turmoil of the amendment, faced with the turbulent social sentiment, the meeting with reporters before the guild meeting was difficult to control.
In the past two years, due to the epidemic situation, the press conference before the guild was changed to the underground lecture hall of the government headquarters, and the format was changed to the mode of asking reporters by the host. ", has the right to decide to ask questions of media representatives.
Yao Jizhuo's most impressive incident was when Carrie Lam was in an exclusive interview with cable news in November last year, when he mocked the host and cable news director Li Zhen's question "How mild is it?" and said, "It's not surprising As my press secretary said, "good cooperation, good cooperation", "good cooperation, good cooperation", Arsene Yiu (ie Yao Jizhuo)."
Yao Jizhuo replied to the enquiry of "Hong Kong 01" that the transfer is a normal job transfer, and he will take a short vacation first, and then he will be transferred to the FEHD.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met the media before the guild meeting, saying that the final decision cannot be disclosed at this stage, but she must tell her 180,000 colleagues in the civil service that they must understand the final decision made by the government, know the current severe situation, and demonstrate the spirit of coping with difficulties and helping each other in the same boat.
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