Rash statements ruining government’s image, said Kathy Chan

By Season Ho

The Hong Kong government has been heavily criticized for being not transparent enough, constantly hiding things from the public in recent years. Kathy Chan, Chief Consultant of the Public Communication Strategic Consultancy Limited, expressed her concern towards the handling of different scandals by top government officials, saying that they are always unaware of the consequence they might face after making rash statements publicly.

Kathy Chan, Chief Consultant of the Public Communication Strategic 

Consultancy Limited (Photo from hknews.hksyu.edu)

Chan cited the bad example of CY Leung’s wife, Regina Tong Ching Yi, when responding to the comments made by CUHK scholar Choy Chi Keung towards her relationship with her daughter, Leung Chai Yan. Tong made lengthy criticism on Choy’s comment, saying that he is “cold-blooded” and question his professionalism as a teacher. “You can clearly see whether Tong has cooled things down or fanned the fire by making these rash statements in front of the camera.”


“Do you think this is really a private family matter or it is about public interest?” Chan asked. She said that there is rarely anything can be considered as private affairs when it comes to a top government office like CY Leung, and officials should always be aware of their words and actions.