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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong's Chief Executive-elect, has vowed to focus on flourishing Hong Kong's development by healing its social ills. During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) Friday, she said that being the chief executive should be accountable to the central government as well as to the Hong Kong people. "The chief executive has, what we call, the dual responsibility and accountability. He or she has to be accountable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region but at the same time also accountable to the central people's government. So I see the role of the chief executive really as a very effective bridge to truly reflect the views and the sentiments of the people in Hong Kong through the central authorities and also to clearly explain the central authorities' policies to the people of Hong Kong," she said.Regarding the universal suffrage, proposed by a co-founder of Occupy Central, Lam denied she would adopt the initiative despite vocal demands from some people."Of course in Hong Kong there remains a very strong aspiration for universal suffrage. I think everybody wants more democracy, but it has to be in full compliance with the basic law," she said, adding she would not re-launch a political reform. She insisted that she would concentrate on tackling urgent, practical issues and give the first priority to the development of Hong Kong. "I have taken the view that in the next term of the Hong Kong SAR government when I am the chief executive, I will focus on addressing other pressing issues, that is, in terms of land supply for more housing to improve the living conditions of our people and also to grow Hong Kong's economy," she said. It is anticipated that Lam, who pledged to lead Hong Kong with a new style of governance, will play a positive role in boosting the city's economy and further uniting its divided society.Lam started her trip to Beijing Sunday to be formally appointed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as the fifth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. http://www.cctvplus.com/news/20170409...Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CCTVPlusCCTV+ official website: http://www.cctvplus.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cctv...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsContent....Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCTV_Plus

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