Chinese vice-premier stresses shared duty in Hong Kong’s executive-led governance

Chinese vice-premier stresses shared duty in Hong Kong’s executive-led governance

Ding Xuexiang calls the executive-led model vital for aligning the city with China’s five-year plan and national integration.

Executive-led system 'needs support from everyone'

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has stressed that the executive-led political system in Hong Kong is “not a matter that concerns only the chief executive” and that truly implementing the governing principle is not an easy task. The senior Beijing official also told Hong Kong and Macao members of the nation’s top political advisory body on Friday that executive-led governance required strong understanding from SAR officials of their leadership roles i…