The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference closed today (17th). The list of members of the new CPPCC National Committee was approved. The current vice chairman Tung Chee-hwa will step down and Leung Chun-ying will be re-elected.
The absence of former chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on the new list means that only one former chief executive is among the country's leaders as vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The 85-year-old Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong, accidentally fell when leaving the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress in March 2021. His last public appearance was in July of the same year, and he underwent heart surgery at Queen Mary Hospital.
Chen Zhisi, the executive vice-chairman of the think tank United Hong Kong Foundation founded by Dong, said in a recent interview that he had not seen Dong Chee-hwa for a year, and that Dong used to do everything by himself and was very dedicated to work, but "he was always old and needed (after surgery) Take longer to recuperate", I believe he may not have the energy to resume his previous workload.
Chen Zhisi said that he has not seen work for a year and no longer does it himself
Tung Chee-hwa fell at the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress about two years ago and had to be supported by several people to stand up. The then Chief Executive Carrie Lam and former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying both came forward to offer condolences. , accidentally stumbled, and everything was fine, but his health began to attract the attention of the outside world.
In September of the same year, Tung Chee-hwa underwent heart surgery at Queen Mary Hospital. Afterwards, he was absent from all important events, including the annual National Day celebrations, consecutive elections, the National Two Sessions, and the 25th anniversary celebration of the return of the People's Republic of China.
On July 1 last year, Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong to attend the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland, and Tung Chee-hwa did not appear in public. Xi Jinping specially entrusted relevant parties to convey his greetings to Tung Chee-hwa.
According to Chen Zhisi's latest interview, Tung Chee-hwa is still on vacation. He used to participate in the daily work of the foundation and was responsible for making final administrative decisions, but he has not seen him in the past year.
He has contacted Tung Chee Hwa's family and learned that he has basically no physical problems after the operation.
▼June 12, 2021 "The Communist Party of China and One Country, Two Systems" theme forum, Dong Chee-hwa was supported by Carrie Lam on stage▼
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