John Lee lauded for reopening HK to the world
The Convenor of the Executive Council on Monday praised the leadership of Chief Executive John Lee in guiding Hong Kong out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Asked about Lee's achievements after twelve months in Hong Kong's top job, Regina Ip told RTHK the CE had shown the world that the SAR was open for business again. "Reopening Hong Kong to the world, putting Hong Kong on the map again, he [Lee] and his officials have been doing a lot of travelling to bring people back to Hong Kong, to improve our image," Ip said. "I think that's one of his greatest achievements." But the lawmaker and chair of the New People's Party also urged the Lee administration to keep an eye on its spending. "We need to watch our budget because we have quite a significant fiscal deficit which I hope will narrow in the coming years." Ip said the government also needs to maintain its financial prudence in order to maintain a healthy fiscal reserve.