Living, my focus is, economy, cost of living, reai my focus is, economy, cost of living, realworries my focus is, economy, cost of living, real worries in real world. the man who oversaw the crackdown on protesters in hong kong during demonstrations over a controversial extradition bill in 2019 has become the territory s new leader. john lee, a staunch beijing supporter, was the sole candidate in the closed voting process, and his appointment is widely being seen as a move by the chinese government to tighten its grip on the city. he replaces carrie lam after she announced she would not be seeking a second term in office. the bbc s danny vincent has been monitoring all the developments and has more now on the man who is set to lead hong kong for the next five years. john lee has a background in the police force. he quietly rose to a position of power in the police force and then eventually became the secretary for security. here, he became well known in hong kong for cracking down against the 2019 protest movement and overseeing the crackdown and implementation of the national security law, which is seen widely, at least by activists, as essentially a weapon against people that choose to speak out against beijing and against the authorities here. so, we see that a staunch supporter, a person who is backed by beijing
His newly won mla seat to continue as an mp at westminster and fight the protocol from westminster, having just won that vote to the assembly, would not be a mistake? those issues will be sorted out in the coming days, what is clear for sir geoffrey right now is he wants to see the protocol dealt with and he will use the best means to do so and i think in the broader scheme of things. and i think in the broader scheme of thins. .. ., and i think in the broader scheme of thins. ., and i think in the broader scheme of thins. . ., ,, and i think in the broader scheme of thin95 - his- and i think in the broader scheme of. things. . . his broad things. that may happen? his broad focus is to deal things. that may happen? his broad focus is to deal with things. that may happen? his broad focus is to deal with the things. that may happen? his broad focus is to deal with the northern - focus is to deal with the northern ireland protocol, that is what dup voters voted for and a large section of unionism, there was a large section of unionism, not one single unionist mla elected supports the protocol, it is not brexit, the protocol, it is not brexit, the protocol is the problem and we can deal with it and move on but only if there is the will to do so. politicians here have approximately six months to try and get this sorted out. would you be disappointed if it took that long and would you be letting down your voters on those bread and butter issues if so? {iii