The post of Chief Secretary for Administration, which was vacant due to Li Jiachao's resignation to run for the election of the next chief executive, rarely made a new appointment or acting appointment on the same day as the State Council announced his dismissal. The anti-epidemic reporter will be questioned before explaining the latest decision of the central government.
She said that the formal appointment and the acting appointment had been submitted to the central government for consideration earlier, but received a notice from the central government that neither new appointments would be made in accordance with the Basic Law, and the Hong Kong government also followed the advice of the central government not to make acting appointments. Jobs will be left vacant until the next government.
Lam Cheng said that this situation is undeniably rare: "Because it is generally said that we have acting appointments, even if I go to domestic and foreign visits for two or three days, there will be acting arrangements. However, after consulting the people of the Central Government Regarding the government's opinion, it thinks it is appropriate not to act as an acting officer, and I am not opposed to it." She emphasized that the government's work will not be affected, and the communication with the Legislative Council has been handed over to the Chief Executive's Office Director Chan Kwok-kee.
When asked whether the arrangement reflects that the Central Committee believes that the current team does not have a suitable candidate for Chief Secretary for Administration, Carrie Lam did not respond positively.
Acting Chief Executive can appoint Carrie Lam to take the initiative to submit to the Central Committee for consideration
If there is a vacancy for the post of Chief Secretary for Administration, if a formal appointment is to be made, a candidate must be nominated by the Chief Executive in accordance with Article 48(5) of the Basic Law and then reported to the Central Committee for appointment; however, if an acting appointment is to be made, it can be directly decided by the Chief Executive, just like when the Secretary is on vacation. acting arrangements.
However, this time, Carrie Lam put both arrangements to the central government for consideration, and the final decision was neither to appoint nor to act as a deputy. She explained that the reason is that the current term of office is less than 3 months.
Either method should be taken and submitted to the Central People's Government for consideration.
According to my suggestion earlier, the State Council has legally dismissed Mr. Li Jiachao from the post of Chief Secretary for Administration on April 7, and I have also received a notification from my family. The People's Government will no longer appoint the Chief Secretary for Administration during this period, in other words, it will not invoke the procedure of Article 48(5) of the Basic Law.
Since I have also considered other arrangements for acting appointments, after consulting the Central People's Government, I have no plans to make acting arrangements. In other words, until June 30 this year, the post of Chief Secretary for Administration of the SAR Government will continue to be vacant. .
Carrie Lam
Hanging in the air has little impact on the government: everyone sees me in the fight against the epidemic
Carrie Lam admits that such a situation is rare, but is confident that it will have little impact on government work.
She explained that the Chief Secretary for Administration has few statutory functions, and the legal powers mainly come from the Chief Executive. If she is authorized by her, of course, she can withdraw it at any time and perform it herself; or she may invoke the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance to designate another public officer to serve as the Chief Secretary for Administration. For example, another key official has been appointed earlier to exercise immunity in response to the epidemic.
It is undeniably rare, because it is generally said that we have acting appointments. Even if I travel for two or three days, there are acting arrangements for domestic and foreign visits. However, after consulting the Central People's Government, I think it is not. Acting is suitable, I am not against it, scare... Maybe one of the considerations is that today's Chief Executive has served as Chief Secretary for Administration for 4.5 years. Over the years, everyone has seen me.
Carrie Lam
He was asked whether the vacancy of the Chief Secretary for Administration would cause the epidemic to lose its commander-in-chief.
Lam Cheng responded that a high-level anti-epidemic steering committee had been established in January of the previous year, and she had been chairing it: "Of course the Chief Secretary for Administration has someone to fill it, and it can be shared with the coordinating departments to do the implementation work, but the policy must be chaired by me. The Steering Committee has decided.” She agrees that the Chief Secretary for Administration can share the work on policy implementation, including setting up an inter-departmental working group, “or connect with the mainland, such as customs clearance last year, and a special class in Shenzhen this year.” Epidemic prevention and control and work implementation have always been the responsibility of the Chief Executive.
Chen Guoji shares the responsibility of communicating with the internal committee
She added that the internal government policy committee, which was chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration in the past, is now chaired by her and has held meetings.
As for the weekly meeting with the chairman and vice-chairman of the Legislative Council, Chen Guoji, director of the Chief Executive's Office, has been assigned to be in charge, describing the vacancy as "sufficient arrangements for exposure".
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