The Latest Breaking News from Carrie Lam

John Lee, named Hong Kong’s next chief executive in a rubber-stamp election after Beijing asserted greater control over the financial hub, vowed to strengthen national security and accelerate the city’s integration with mainland China.

John Lee was the only candidate in the polls and was backed by Beijing

Asia’s one-time bastion of free speech has been battered by national security legislation, says media watchdog.

Financial hub’s coronavirus restrictions have battered business and prompted tens of thousands of residents to leave.

Hong Kong will further ease COVID-19 restrictions, allowing bars to open until 2 a.m. and raising the number of diners permitted at a table to eight from four, as cases in the global financial hub continue to ease, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.

John Lee was among a group of 11 top Hong Kong and Chinese government officials sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury, including current Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, for curtailing political freedoms under Beijing’s national security law.

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) have restricted the social media presence of former Hong Kong security chief John Lee due to U.S. sanctions, the Financial Times reports. Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube suspended Lee’s campaign channel, while Meta’s Facebook and Instagram banned payment services by the former official despite…

YouTube has taken down the channel of Hong Kong’s only candidate to become its next leader citing US sanctions on him.

A survey shows that close to half of Hong Kongers don’t support policies requiring confirmed patients to quarantine at government designated facilities.