Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam asked to relocate from expensive office when lease ends in 2025
Criticism over her annual rent of HK$5.67 million emerged after government revealed the cost borne by taxpayers to fund her office
The hefty rent came under fire earlier this year when the government revealed that her office cost taxpayers an estimated HK$9.17 million in the past financial year, including the rent and HK$2.86 million in staff expenses.
The government’s Administration Wing on Saturday told the Post that the lease of Lam’s 2,874 sq ft space at One Pacific Place in Admiralty would expire mid-May 2025.
Lam’s office said on Friday it had written to the Administration Wing in June to plan ahead and avoid any impact on operations. It cited a letter from the government to Lam before she stepped down that said the administration could move the office elsewhere, including government premises.
The office did not respond to the Post’s inquiry on Saturday.
“The government is handling the relevant arrangement according to established policies and procedures, which will be announced in due course,” a spokesman for the Administration Wing said.
