State Council appoints Paul Chan as Secretary for Development of HK SAR

2012-07-30 06:42:55 GMT2012-07-30 14:42:55(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or Cabinet, on Monday appointed Paul Chan Mo-po as Secretary for Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government.

Paul Chan replaced Mak Chai-kwong, who resigned on July 12 for being suspected of abusing a civil service rent-reimbursement system.

The appointment was made upon nomination and recommendation by the SAR's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and in line with the Basic Law of the HKSAR.

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