HK to focus on talent and economic development, says Carrie Lam

Hong Kong

IN her first public address as Hong Kong's new chief executive-elect, Carrie Lam on Tuesday emphasised that her administration would focus on boosting economic development and investing in talent.

Both are among her top priorities, which also include addressing housing problems and sociopolitical divisiveness.

Speaking on Tuesday at the 20th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference held in Hong Kong, Mrs Lam told a packed ballroom of mostly foreign investors that she would usher in a "new era" of governance come July 1, when she is to take office as the city's new leader.

She said that her government would have new roles in facilitating and promoting bilateral and multilateral economic ties, and that she would introduce a "new fi…