Newly appointed Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR) Donald Tsang arrived in Beijing on
Sunday to receive the instrument of appointment as the third-term
Chief Executive from Premier Wen Jiabao.
Tsang told the press at the airport in Beijing that it is a good
opportunity to hear the state leaders' views on the Hong Kong SAR
government's future core work during his stay in Beijing, according
to a news release from the Information Services Department of the
HKSAR government.
Upon arriving in the capital Sunday afternoon, Tsang said those
opinions would be valuable to his governance.
In his three-day visit, Tsang will receive the instrument of
appointment as the third-term Chief Executive from Premier Wen
Jiabao, and meet President Hu Jintao and other state leaders on
Monday.
He will also visit some Olympic venues and new community facilities in
the city.
The Chinese central government endorsed Tsang's appointment as
the third term Chief Executive of HKSAR on April 2. According to
the appointment, Tsang's next five-year term will start on July 1,
2007.
Tsang won more than 80 percent of the votes and beat his only
contender Alan Leong in the election of the third-term Chief
Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held on
March 25.
(Xinhua News Agency April 9, 2007)