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Hong Kong chief executive-elect Carrie Lam puts former head of immigration in charge of office

Eric Chan Kwok-ki immediately accepted the role of director of Lam’s interim office

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Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (left) with Hong Kong’s former immigration director Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who will head up her interim office. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong’s former immigration director Eric Chan Kwok-ki is set to head the next chief executive’s office, according to incoming leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.
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Announcing her choice for the chief executive-elect’s office director, Lam said she intended to have Chan stay on with her office after she is sworn in on July 1.

And after a pan-democrat claim that Chan’s background left him unfamiliar with the details of government policy, Lam insisted her new hire was the best candidate.

“The position and the responsibility of the chief executive-elect’s office director is very important,” Lam said.

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“He has to assist me in preparing the next term of government, ensuring a smooth transition between the current and the next term of government in liaising with a large number of stakeholders, including

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