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  1. 7 de mai. de 2022 · John Lee, a former security chief known for his staunch loyalty to the Chinese government, was chosen as Hong Kong’s next leader on Sunday, through a selection process tightly controlled by...

    • Who Is John Lee?
    • What Has He Promised to do?
    • What Will Lee’s Leadership Mean For Hong Kong?

    Lee has been the city’s chief secretary, one of the most senior officials in the government, since 2021. The 64-year-old, who started his career in the police force, oversaw the crackdown on 2019 anti-government protests. Lee was sanctioned in 2020 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for his role in implementing a national security law that has ...

    In April, Lee said that one of his priorities is to enact a local security law—in additional to the Beijing-imposed national security law that was put in place in 2020—to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition or subversion against the central government. The incoming chief executive has also said he’ll try to integrate Hong Kong’s economy w...

    Beijing has clearly laid out its expectations for Lee. The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, China’s main body for Hong Kong affairs, issued a statementin June setting out goals for the new administration. It called for the new government to ensure Hong Kong’s integration in the mainland’s development, to deal with housing issues ...

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    • AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
  2. 1 de jul. de 2022 · Former security chief John Lee Ka-chiu has been sworn in as Hong Kong's next leader, in what is widely seen as a move by the Chinese government to tighten its grip on the city. He is replacing...

  3. 8 de mai. de 2022 · Mr. Lee, a top architect of the crackdown on the antigovernment protests that roiled Hong Kong in 2019, inherits a city that has been tamed and cowed, with Beijing’s most outspoken critics behind...

  4. 1 de jul. de 2022 · Former security chief and hardline police officer John Lee has been sworn in as Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Lee was selected from a largely...

  5. 8 de mai. de 2022 · John Lee won the 2022 Chief Executive Election today with 1,416 valid "support" votes from Election Committee members. Returning Officer Keith Yeung declared under Section 28 of the Chief Executive Election Ordinance that Mr Lee was elected as he obtained more than 750 valid "support" votes.

  6. 8 de mai. de 2022 · HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s chief executive hopeful John Lee won the top job on Sunday (May 8), securing over 99 per cent of votes cast in a small-circle election where he was the sole candidate in...