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The response to the appeal by the Chief Executive-elect, Mr C Y Leung, for talents who are interested in joining the political team of the next-term Government as Under Secretaries or Political Assistants has been overwhelming. About 1 100 applications were received, most of which were for the post of Political Assistant.
Preliminary selection by a selection committee will be conducted on June 11. After the appointments of the Principal Officials are announced, relevant Secretaries of Department, Deputy Secretaries of Department or Directors of Bureau will take part in the next round of selection, a spokesman for the Chief Executive-elect's Office said today (June 4).
Members of the political team must be of vision, committed and competent, and that should include ability in political work. They should be able to engage effectively with members of the public, councillors, and stakeholders, and be able to explain various policies by communicating and interacting with them.
The selection committee is chaired by the Chief Executive-elect. Members comprise the former Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Mr Anthony Wu Ting-yuk; the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Lingnan University, Ms Sophia Kao Ching-chi; the Chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council, Mr Bunny Chan Chung-bun; and the Head of the Chief Executive-elect's Office, Mrs Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun.
Ends/Monday, June 4, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:37
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