Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is about to step down. The Administration Department (22) announced the establishment of the former Chief Executive's Office at Pacific Place, Admiralty to support Carrie Lam's promotional and courtesy work.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's former chief executive's office is located at One Pacific Place, Admiralty. It will start operation around the end of July after the completion of the renovation works, and the staffing establishment is similar to that of the first three former chief executives' offices.
Successive Chief Executives have all worked in Kennedy Road, Mid-Levels
It is worth noting that the past three former chief executives, including Tung Chee-hwa, Donald Tsang and Leung Chun-ying, all had their former chief executive offices at 28 Kennedy Road, Mid-Levels, Central.
It is a Grade 1 historic building and was completed in about 1905. It used to be the temporary school building of the Queen's College and the Government Chinese Secondary School.
It was also the office of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group from 1993 to 1999, which was used for meetings.
In 2005, the Government proposed to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to provide office and administrative support to the former Chief Executive. The purpose is to support the former Chief Executive in promotional and courtesy work, including meeting visiting dignitaries and delegations, accepting local and overseas Media visits, participation in public and social events and presentations, and the building became the former Chief Executive's Office in April 2007.
The Administration Department replied earlier that there is no suitable government premises
According to the website of the former Chief Executive's Office, the building can accommodate up to 3 former Chief Executives for promotional and courtesy work, as well as activities related to their former official status. Therefore, Tung Chee-hwa, Tsang Yam-kuen and Leung Chun-ying have already "full capacity" and need another Find a venue.
"Hong Kong 01" earlier inquired with the Administration Department, and the department replied that there are no other suitable government premises that meet the various factors for the establishment of the former Chief Executive's Office, and revealed that it will choose the location of Pacific Place, Admiralty.
According to the content of the Administration Wing's reply to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in March 2020, the support services of the former Chief Executive's Office were provided by 3 senior personal assistants, 3 assistant clerical officers, 3 VIP car drivers and 1 clerical assistant.
Among them, the clerical assistant provides services for 3 people at the same time.
In 2020/21, the estimated expenditure of the government to support the three former chief executives is about $11.41 million.
The former chief executive's office was "full". After leaving office, Carrie Lam was assigned to the Admiralty Grade A commercial building