Hong Kong transport and culture ministers fired

Hong Kong’s culture and transportation ministers have been sacked, by recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee, state news agency Xinhua has reported . Lee evaded questions during a Thursday press briefing as to why the duo were fired.

<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1050" height="700" src="https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-1050x700.jpg" alt="Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung meets the press on October 31, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP." class="wp-image-464202" srcset="https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-600x400.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-400x267.jpg 400w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-706x471.jpg 706w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kyle_HKFP_20231031-9-Copy.jpg 1700w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px"/> Ex-Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung. File Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung has been replaced by Mable Chan, the permanent secretary for the bureau.

Meanwhile, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung has been replaced by Rosanna Law, the director of housing.

<img decoding="async" width="1156" height="800" alt="Mable Chan and Rosanna Law" class="wp-image-498767 perfmatters-lazy" src="https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz.jpg" srcset="https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz.jpg 1156w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-1050x727.jpg 1050w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-768x531.jpg 768w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-400x277.jpg 400w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-706x489.jpg 706w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-800x554.jpg 800w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px"/><img decoding="async" width="1156" height="800" src="https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz.jpg" alt="Mable Chan and Rosanna Law" class="wp-image-498767" srcset="https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz.jpg 1156w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-1050x727.jpg 1050w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-768x531.jpg 768w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-400x277.jpg 400w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-706x489.jpg 706w, https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/POWERPNT_QUkqVfMUwz-800x554.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px"/> Mable Chan and Rosanna Law. Photo: GovHK. Xinhua reported that The State Council of the People’s Republic of China, by chief executive Lee’s suggestion,...