Carrie Lam’s central government backers should ‘keep quiet’, retired senior official says

A retired veteran official has called on central government representatives backing Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in the city’s leadership race to “keep quiet”.

Michael Suen Ming-yeung, who worked in the government for 46 years and was in charge of different policy areas before leaving in 2012, shared the advice during a radio programme on Tuesday morning, with the chief executive election less than two weeks away.

“They should shut their mouths and keep quiet. Just let the candidates perform,” said Suen, who served as secretary for constitutional affairs from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.