But the territory's 21? top civil servants, accustomed to having direct access to the governor, are unlikely to welcome a ministerial system.

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Even so, Chung and another Tung appointee, Nellie Fong Wong Kat Man, are reportedly working out details of a ministerial system that will allow the chief executive to replace some secretary-level officials he reappointed for stability's sake.

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One reason why Anson Chan, Hong Kong's chief secretary, or senior civil servant, left her job in April last year was her belief (though never stated publicly) that the proposed ministerial system would lead to the politicisation of the civil service.

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The UNP is particularly opposed to provisions that would allow the present executive presidential system of government to continue parallel to the prime ministerial one for six years.

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The subtler danger is that the leader's private agenda is diverting his government from addressing other problems that also need fixing from the economy to the welfare system and labour market but are not getting ministerial attention or parliamentary time.

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