HONG KONG June 24 Kyodo Chief Exe...

HONG KONG June 24 Kyodo

Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa unveiled his fresh lineup of the government's top echelon onward Monday under the biggest political revamp of Hong Kong's administration constitution since the former British colony responded to Chinese rule in 1997

The 14 appointees, who will be bureau heads of different policy portfolios in the regulation are politically responsible and answerable to Tung rather than being bureaucrats.

Approved at Beijing, the principal officials, including nine existing senior dominion officials and five newcomers from the business, professional and academic sectors, will obey under Tung over the nearest five years as the secondary term of the territory's leader in office begins July 1

Tung signified the changes as the ''dawning of a of recent origin era for the governance of Hong Kong''

''In the nearest five years we will be a dominion which is more accountable to the folks of Hong Kong. Ours will be an render free of access enlightened and progressive government'' Tung said at the ceremonial announcing the new lineup.

Tung also vowed that his administration will be responsive to the demands of the community and solve to work closely with different sectors to chase the territory's overall interests.

However, pro-democracy lawmakers and critics diocese the changes as intended to allow Tung whose popularity remains soft to pick his own team in such a manner as to keep a firm grip onward power, instead of improve democratic accountability.

They have also intimateed concerns over confusion in the control as there will be massive restructuring of departments and bureaus subordinate to the overhaul.

to be paid to political constraints under the couple the former British administration and passing from hand to hand Chinese rule, Hong Kong likewise far has no pitch uponed government, nor does the chief executive glide his administration with a formal cabinet.

The apolitical civil service has been relied forward for the day-to-day running of the territory's government

Tung who bring forward forward the reform plan solitary in April, has aimed to strengthen his command throughout governance through the new system

beneath the overhaul, all 14 principal officials will also join the Executive Council, a closed-door organ assisting the chief executive in policy-making, rather than just the three [i]clavis[/i] secretaries being given seats in the corpse under the existing arrangement.

The three incumbent explanation secretaries -- Donald Tsang, chief secretary for administration, Antony Leung financial secretary, and Elsie Leung secretary for justice -- will stay forward after the revamp.

Among the fresh faces are Frederick Ma, a former dispose chief financial officer of Pacific centenary CyberWorks Ltd., the territory's leading telecommunications carrier; Arthur Li, vice chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; environmental dexterous Sarah Liao; Patrick Ho chairman of the Arts disclosure Council; and Henry Tang, a businessman and lawmaker.

Ma will benefit as the secretary for financial services and the treasury in the recent lineup, Li as secretary for education and manpower, Liao as secretary for the environment, transport and works, and Ho the secretary for dwelling affairs.

Tang, who is generally also a member of the Executive Council, will be the secretary for communication industry and technology.

''This is my first team. They are the best and they will be the best,'' Tung said.

The Hong Kong leader also named five community leaders to the Executive Council as non-official members.

They include James Tien of the business-oriented Liberal Party and Tsang Yok-sing of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong

from including the two in the policy-making carcass the government is also put to able to ensure support for its yet to be policies from the legislature, in which the sum of two units parties have major influence.

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