Lam Missing from CPPCC List

There were rumours Lam would be named to the CPPCC

Even though former Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor believed being a workaholic ensures success, she missed the cut in being appointed to China's highest advisory body.

Tung and Leung elevated to the state level

There were expectations that Lam would be named vice-chairwoman of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference, as the meeting to discuss new members is being held in Beijing from Sunday for three days, but her name was not on the list.

Maybe it's because of the technical issue of her not being a member of the CPPCC. She needs to be recommended to the committee and vetted before she can be approved to be on the list.

Other Hongkongers on the list are former World Health Organisation director-general Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, tycoon Victor Li Tzar-kuoi, and chairperson of the board of West Kowloon Henry Tang Ying-yen, who was a former CE candidate.

Meanwhile Lam's two predecessors, Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying have both been promoted to state-leader roles as CPPCC vice-chairmen.

Tang was appointed to the CPPCC as a member

One would think Beijing would reward her somehow for being stuck between a rock and a hard place during the 2019 protests followed by the Covid-19 pandemic, having to adhere to Beijing's policies.

But nope. Or maybe she wants nothing to do with Beijing anymore?