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Realise ‘inevitability and urgency’ of patriotic power and nurture talent, top Chinese official urges Hong Kong in message to next administration
- State media reports remarks made by Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at Beijing meeting
- Wang’s comments also seen as directed at Macau, China’s other special administrative region
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A top Chinese official chairing the country’s highest political advisory body has urged Hong Kong to realise the “inevitability and urgency” of the rise of patriotic power and focus on nurturing new talent, according to state media.
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Xinhua reported on Saturday that Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks at a meeting in Beijing a day earlier, seemingly setting the tone for the next Hong Kong administration.
Last Sunday, Hong Kong confirmed former chief secretary John Lee Ka-chiu, the only candidate with Beijing’s blessing, as its next leader. Lee will take over from Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on July 1.
Wang’s comment at the session on Friday was also seen as directed at Macau, a Portuguese colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1999 as the second special administrative region after Hong Kong.
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