The next chief executive (n.行政長官、特首) must be "an iconic (adj.標誌(性)的) person" who is widely accepted by the people of Hong Kong (n.香港), says Hong Kong and Macao (n.澳門) Affairs Office director (n.主任) Wang Guangya (n.王光亞).
He spelled out (v.清楚提出) three musts (n.必需的事物) for the next leader. "The next chief executive should love the country and Hong Kong," he said in Beijing (n.北京).
"Second, he or she should have a high level of abilities to govern (v.管治) Hong Kong, as a highly developed city, and let the economy thrive.
"Of course, he cannot solely (adv.完全地) rely on one person but must have a team.
"But as the chief executive, he or she has to be an iconic figure (n.人物).
"Third, I think he or she should be someone who is rather (adv.相當地) highly accepted in Hong Kong society. The one elected (v.選出) should be widely accepted."
China (n.中國) watcher (n.觀察員) Johnny Lau Yui-siu (n.劉銳紹) said as Wang considers public acceptance one of the requisites (n.必要條件) of the next Hong Kong leader, it shows Beijing obviously (adv.明顯地) hopes to clear the impression that the chief executive election (n.選舉) is a "small-circle (adj.小圈子的) game" in which only 1,200 Election Committee (n.選舉委員會) members can cast (v.投票) their votes.
(The Standard, July 12)
港澳事務辦公室主任王光亞表示，下一屆行政長官必須是個“標誌性的人物”，能夠普遍為香港人接受。
他在北京清楚說出下任特首的三個必要條件：“未來的特首要愛國愛港。
“第二，他應該有很高的管治能力。香港是個高度發達的地方，要能把香港經濟搞好。
“當然不能完全靠一個人，它是一個團隊。
“但作為特首來說，他是一個標誌性的人物。
“第三，我想香港社會有一個比較高的認受度，大家覺得這個選出來的人，大家老百姓能夠普遍的感到還是可以的吧。”
中國觀察員劉銳紹認為，王光亞認為公眾接受是下屆香港特首的必要條件，顯示北京明顯希望消除特首“小圈子”選舉的印象，因為只有一千二百名選舉委員會成員有權投票。
（《英文虎報》，七月十二日）
閱讀指引
1. heed (n) /hi:d/，HEE-d 留心、聽從
解讀：heed即take notice of、pay careful attention to，可作名詞或動詞，在標題中是名詞，常見句式是take heed of，此外，也可說give / pay heed to；此字作動詞時及物，例如take heed of his warning（聽從他的警告）也可說作heed his warning。
2. iconic (adj) /a?笈'k?忀n?笈k/，ai-KON-nick
標誌（性）的、偶像的
解讀：名詞icon（讀如AI-kon）可解作標誌、圖符，也可指偶像、崇拜對象；形容詞是iconic，意思相若，例如achieve / acquire / gain iconic status是達到了偶像的地位；王光亞所說的“標誌性的人物”、an iconic person / figure，大意是指代表／領導人物。
3. must (n) /m?瑔st/，MUSS-t 必需的事物、必須做的事
解讀：must本是情態動詞（modal verb），解作必須、應當；但它也可用作名詞，指必需的事物、必須做的事，相當於本文末段的requisite(s)，例如honesty is a must（誠實是必要條件）；作名詞的must跟普通名詞一樣，複數可加s，文中便是這樣。
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