Dismantling Chan Kwok-kee's promotion to the Chief Secretary's Office: Experience in the Office of the Chief Executive and no political opponents

It is less than a month before the new government takes office. "Hong Kong 01" reported earlier that Chen Guoji, the director of the Chief Executive's Office, will become the next Chief Secretary for Administration. Secretary.

As soon as this news came out, it broke the rumored situation that Deng Bingqiang and Tsang Kwok-wai, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, were fighting each other.

What is the reason behind Chen Guoji's "running out" in the final stage this time?

Political circles expect Chen Guoji's promotion and removal of Deng Zeng to be unhappy

Chan Kwok-kee, the former Director of Immigration, has the same background as a military attache like Deng Bingqiang and Tsang Kwok-wai. Some people in the political circle pointed out that during his tenure as Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Chan Kwok-kee dabbled in various aspects of government administration, which gave him a lot of credit.

There is also a saying that Chen Guoji has more seniority than Deng Bingqiang and Zeng Guowei, and Chen Guoji was promoted to the director, which can prevent Deng Zeng and two from feeling unhappy because one of them was promoted.

Liu Zhaojia, vice-chairman of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, said that the disciplined forces are hard-working and loyal to the country. The work of Chen Guojie’s chief office is very helpful to him. The chief executive’s office is responsible for coordinating and coordinating the work of various government departments. It is very beneficial to his personal career to have a close relationship, and at the same time, he has established a wide range of people in Hong Kong and helped the Chief Executive to communicate with all parties in Hong Kong.

Liu Zhaojia believes that the central government affirms Chen Guoji's work performance

He believes that the central government has affirmed Chen Guoji's work performance. If the central government finally appoints him as Chief Secretary for Administration, it is expected that because Chen Guoji is decisive and smooth in his work, he has close contacts with all sectors of Hong Kong society and the central government in the past, and has no political opponents.

He mentioned that Chen Guoji's appointment as the Secretary-General of the National Security Committee shows that the central government recognizes his determination to safeguard national security, which is in line with the important task of the SAR government to safeguard national security.

Liu Zhaojia mentioned that Chen Guoji's qualifications are indeed relatively deep. Zeng Guowei once served as Chen Guoji's subordinate, but he believes that the selection of candidates by the central government may not be the same as the external standards. For example, some people have a low exposure rate but have close ties with the central government. These will naturally be included in the central government's selection. under consideration.

As for whether Chen Guoji has the advantages of both "civilian" and "attorney", Liu Zhaojia believes that the central government is not only looking for "civilian" or "attorney" when looking for talents, but more importantly, personal characteristics. The candidate for secretary may be from the disciplined forces , administrative officer or other civil service grades, currently serving as an administrative officer does not guarantee a smooth career, only a specific advantage rather than an absolute advantage, and ultimately it is still based on work performance.

Chen Guoji has a smooth career and is trusted by the central government to become the cradle of senior officials

With the election of Li Jiachao, who was from the police force, as the chief executive, the saying that "attorneys govern Hong Kong" spread like wildfire.

After the reunification, I have to count which disciplined service produces the most accountability officers. I believe it is none other than the Immigration Department. The first Secretary of Security, Mr. Lee Siu-kwong, who came from the disciplined service, came from the Immigration Department.

In 2003, Li Shaoguang, who stepped down from the post of Director of Immigration for a year, took over as Ye Liu Shuyi, who stepped down due to the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, and was in charge of the Security Bureau for 9 years.

Lai Tung Kwok first took over the Immigration Department from Lee in 2002, was appointed as the first Deputy Secretary of Security in 2009, and succeeded Li Shaoguang as Secretary of Security in 2012.

Chan Kwok-kee served as Director of Immigration from 2011 to 2016. He retired as Chief Executive Officer-designate Chief Executive Officer Carrie Lam the following year. He has since served as the Chief Executive's Office Director.

Chan Kwok-kee's successor to the Immigration Department, Tsang Kwok-wai, became the first Secretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau to come from the Disciplinary Services after the turmoil against the amendments. .

Looking closely at the previous directors of the Chief Executive's Office, except for Leung Cheuk-wai, the dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, all of them came from the government affairs system, and Chen Guoji was also the first from the disciplined forces.

When Chen Guoji took office, the background of the Immigration Department was already controversial, and he did not come from Lam Cheng's "stable". Comments thought that the arrangement was strange.

After the implementation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law", Carrie Lam nominated Chen Guoji as the first secretary-general of the "National Security Committee" and was appointed by the central government.

According to the "Hong Kong National Security Law", the post of Secretary-General does not designate any official, reflecting that Chen Guoji is highly trusted by the central government.

At the beginning of April this year, Li Jiachao resigned as the Chief Secretary to run for the election of the chief executive. It is rare for Beijing to make new appointments or acting appointments. Some commented that the central government did not want to influence the team. At that time, Carrie Lam said that the duties of the Chief Secretary would be shared by the team. Named Chan Kwok-kee, who will be responsible for weekly meetings with the chairman and vice-chairman of the Legislative Council's House Committee, describing "sufficient arrangements" for vacant positions.

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