Though he only took up his post last year, he was born in neighboring Guangdong, and has a special feeling for Hong Kong. Also, he worked on Hong Kong and Macao affairs at the Mainland Affairs Council, so he has long been following Hong Kong public opinion. He argues that the people of Hong Kong have already accepted the fact of 1997.
他雖然在去年才到任，但出生在和香港一衣帶水的廣東，對香港一直有一分特殊的情感，在陸委會又擔任港澳處的工作，對香港的輿論民情一向很注意。