OUTGOING HK CEO ELECTED TO CPPCC AS VICE CHAIR|處理佔中.堅定反港獨 梁振英當選政協副主席

Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying has been elected a vice-chairman of China's top advisory body, but questions are being raised because Leung's term as Hong Kong's Chief will not end until June. This means that he will be wearing two rather incompatible hats in the next few months. Here's why this development can be problematic. The outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, was elected as vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee. Leung was praised for his firm stance when handling the Occupy Central Protest in 2014 and Hong Kong independence protests. The Chinese Government often uses this post as reward for retired top officials. However Hong Kong's first Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and Macao's Chief Executive Edmund Ho were elected to the post after they retired as chief executives. According to Hong Kong Basic Law, the Chinese authority must not interfere with Hong Kong's internal affairs; therefore Leung may have a conflict of interest. However some CPPCC members defended this, saying that membership is just a political title but carries no actual authority. This year's conference, for the first time, proposed merging the Greater Bay Area with China's economic development, the aim is to integrate Hong Kong's advantages with One Belt, One Road Policy. ==LO HONG-SHUI Chair, H.K. Trade Development Council== I believe the prospect of whole economic development for the Greater Bay Area is very, very good. Hong Kong is an international financial center, which does well in service industry and tertiary industries. Guangdong Province does well in the manufacturing industry and Macao in the tourist industry. The Greater Bay Area includes two regions Hong Kong and Macao, and nine cities of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and others. The political systems and social atmosphere are quite different in these three regions. Chinese central government is to make coordination and implement step by step on the inter-regional cooperation, but the conflict of interests between enterprises are not easy to coordinate. TRANSLATED BY: ANTHONY LIN 中國人民政治協商會議昨天閉幕前夕，投票增選香港特首梁振英為全國政協副主席。不過根據「香港基本法」，中國官員不得干涉香港內政。梁振英的雙重身分，也引發是否牴觸香港「一國兩制」。 即將卸任的香港特首梁振英，在中國全國政協會議中當選政協副主席。政協常委會在宣讀他的提名時，讚揚他在處理2014年佔中運動，以及反對港獨上立場堅定。 中國當局時常以這項儀式性職位酬庸退休官員，不過香港首任特首董建華，以及前澳門特首何厚鏵，都是卸任後才出任政協副主席。由於香港基本法，規定中國官員不得干涉香港內政。梁振英在剩餘的任期，仍將推動政務，身兼兩職，恐有角色衝突。但有政協委員強調，政協是諮詢機構並無實權。 另外今年中國兩會也第一次提出加速香港跟中國經濟融合發展的，「粵港澳大灣區」城市群發展規劃。希望把香港的優勢，跟一帶一路政策相結合。 ==中國政協委員暨香港貿發局主席 羅康瑞== 我相信這個大灣區 整個經濟發展的前景 會非常非常好 你看香港是一個國際金融中心 我們服務業第三產業 這方面特別強 那你在廣東製造業是很強 那澳門她在旅遊各方面是很強 大灣區主要包括「二區九市」，也就是香港、澳門兩個特別行政區，以及珠三角核心地帶，包括廣州、深圳、珠海、等9市。目前三地的政治制度跟社會環境大不相同，因此中國希望由中央統籌協調，分階段逐步推動落實相應的規劃。 但要處理好跨境合作，協調彼此之間的利益衝突，以及財團之間的角力，並不簡單。 記者 陳秋玫 報導