Hong Kong’s tourism and transport ministers have set the record for briefest stints at the top before being fired, with their sackings coming less than 2½ years since taking office.
The firings take to eight the number of ministers who have been sacked from their roles over the course of five administrations since the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
On Thursday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said Director of Housing Rosanna Law Shuk-pui would take over from Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, while Permanent Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan would succeed Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung.
Asked whether other officials were at risk of being replaced,…

























