Rumors in the political circle | Lam Cheng's final list of honors is suddenly postponed, and the honorees are puzzled by the Hong Kong government's explanation

On July 1 every year, the Hong Kong government announces the list of awards and the appointment of justices of the peace, but yesterday (28th), the government postponed the announcement of the list of awards, citing "full preparations for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland".

Political circles generally believe that the incident is rare and strange. According to at least two politicians, they had been informed of the award more than a week ago, and even started the relevant procedures, and they do not understand why the government stopped.

Leung Chun-ying was appointed as the former 12-stick Bauhinia

It is understood that the Hong Kong government originally planned to announce the list on June 30, and one day earlier to June 29, but finally decided to postpone the announcement. The situation is rare. Some recipients said that they learned from news reports that the government No further explanation was given.

Some persons appointed as justices of the peace pointed out that the oath had been taken earlier, and they believed that the postponement of the gazette by the government on the grounds of handling the handover celebration was not very convincing.

This is the last time the Chief Executive Carrie Lam has awarded the Medal in her tenure. She has awarded 17 Grand Bauhinia Medals, the highest honor, in the past four years, including the Convenor of the Executive Council, Mrs Chan Chi-sik, the Secretary for Justice, Mrs Cheng Yuk-wah, and the New People's Party Legislative Council Member, Ip Lau Suk-yee. Politicians are concerned about whether Carrie Lam will send a "Dutch water cover" after his farewell.

Before Leung Chun-ying stepped down in 2017, he awarded the 12-Studge Grand Bauhinia Medal in one go.

Carrie Lam.

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Tang Jiahua: The July 1 arrangement is overwhelmed by multiple governments

Tang Jiahua, a member of the Executive Council, said that he had no inside information, but believed that the postponement was related to the arrangements for the July 1st celebration, and the government was overwhelmed. For example, there was an error in the information about staying in a quarantine hotel and the leakage of guest email addresses, so the award was not processed in time. Such "little things".

As for whether he was awarded the honor himself, he said he would not comment.

In the past, directors who left office after their term expired were usually awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the government. It is known that the outgoing directors have also been awarded this time, but now we have to wait a little longer.

In the past, in response to special circumstances, such as the epidemic, the government decided to announce the list of awards and appointments of justices of the peace on other days. After the handover, only the announcement was postponed to October 1 in 2020 due to the epidemic.

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