The nomination period for the chief executive election starts tomorrow (3rd) and ends on the 16th.
The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, canceled her regular press conference on the epidemic yesterday. It was reported that she went to Shenzhen to meet with the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Xia Baolong, and talked about the election of the chief executive.
When asked about yesterday's itinerary at the press conference today, Carrie Lam refused to confirm or clarify the itinerary report, reiterating that the schedule was changed and the regular press conference was cancelled: "The previous chief executives have some activities or meetings, which will be announced, and some will not be announced. No. There is no clarification in the announcement, there is a lot of speculation in the society or the media, and (I) will not clarify this incident.”
All of them are reported. I have never said that I will go to the borders every day. Because of the changes in my schedule, I cannot host the daily press conference on anti-epidemic.
The Chief Executive has a lot of work on his schedule every day. Whether it is for meetings or visits, if it is necessary to announce it, it will definitely be announced in advance or after the fact;
Therefore, I did not make any announcement about my schedule yesterday.
Carrie Lam responds to questions about Shenzhen itinerary
The nomination period for the election is approaching, and Carrie Lam has been asked many times recently about various related rumors.
She responded on March 30 that she had not received a notice to postpone the election, and the nomination period still started on April 3.
Carrie Lam has also repeatedly refused to say whether she will run for re-election, emphasizing that her only job is to fight the epidemic.
The polling day for the chief executive election is May 8, and nearly 1,500 members of the Election Committee will elect the next chief executive.
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