Hong Kong Integration With China Is a ‘Great Thing,’ Lam Aide Says
- Executive Council convener Bernard Chan speaks to Bloomberg TV
- Chan speaks after Carrie Lam laid out future tied to China
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A top adviser to Hong Kong’s leader said integration with mainland China was a “great thing” for many people in the city, days after Chief Executive Carrie Lam spoke of a future tied to Beijing in her annual policy address.
“As a whole, Hong Kong needs China to retain our current status and Hong Kong can’t survive on our own,” said Bernard Chan, the convener of Lam’s advisory Executive Council, told Bloomberg TV on Friday. “We need China.”