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