Hong Kong’s former security chief said it was “not easy” to run as the only candidate to become the territory’s next leader, as he announced yesterday that he had secured enough nominations to enter the poll.
Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee (李家超), 64, is expected to be anointed the territory’s new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month.
Hong Kong media have widely reported that Lee would, at Beijing’s request, face no rivals in the election.
Lee yesterday officially registered his candidacy with the territory’s election watchdog with 786 nominations from the committee.
That number surpasses the
Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee (李家超), a veteran law-enforcement official, yesterday announced his plan to run for Hong Kong’s top job, in a sign that Beijing is focused on deepening its crackdown on dissent in the territory.
Hong Kong’s No. 2 official told a news briefing that he had notified outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) in a letter that he would step down and seek her job.
“Having been in the government for over 40 years, to serve the people of Hong Kong is a glory,” Lee said, adding that he would elaborate on his
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) yesterday announced that she would step down in June, ending a divisive term that saw democracy protests crushed and strict COVID-19 pandemic curbs plunge the territory into international isolation.
Ending months of speculation, Lam said that she would not seek a second term when a committee made up of the territory’s political elite chooses a new leader next month.
“I will complete my five-year term as chief executive on June 30, and officially conclude my 42-year career in government,” Lam told reporters.
She said China’s leaders “understood and respected” her choice not to seek another
A makeshift hospital on the artificial island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, built with the help of the central government, was put into operation.