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.

CNN: The Shift of Power

Party lawmaker Sin Chung-kai asked Tung last week to explain why he had moved to open the television market, but not the fixed-line telephone sector, now limited to four operators, including one owned by tycoon Li.

CNN: NOW, TUNG THE REFORMER?

It will attempt to get to the bottom of allegations by university pollster Dr. Robert Chung Ting-yiu that Tung's office -- in the person of his senior special assistant Andrew Lo Cheung-on -- tried to pressure the university to stop the polls.

CNN: Intelligence: The Week Ahead