Aide of losing Hong Kong leadership candidate waits for word on job with Carrie Lam

Media campaign chief does not rule out working with chief executive-elect, who praised his skills during election debate

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Emily Lau interviews Julian Law, who was in charge of John Tsang’s media affairs during his chief executive election campaign. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Published: 7:35pm, 6 Apr 2017Updated: 9:01pm, 6 Apr 2017

The top aide of defeated Hong Kong leadership candidate John Tsang Chun-wah has not ruled out joining the new administration, although he says he has not been approached.

Julian Law Wing-chung did not give a flat “no” on Thursday when asked by former Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau Wai-hing in an interview whether he would work for chief executive-elect Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.

“Mrs Lam did not look for me,” he said. “There are many suitable candidates out there. I don’t feel I should boast about myself.”

Lau said she had heard from a pro-establishment person that people around Lam had been persuading her to take on Law, who Lam herself had praised during a candidates debate.

Lau suggested Law could be Lam’s information co-ordinator, in charge of media liaisons.

“Whoever takes that post will have a very close relationship with the chief executive. The two have to get along,” he said. “I got along with Mr Tsang very well – that’s my luck. He gave me trust and a lot of room in my work. I dare not say I would be able to get along with Mrs Lam so well.”