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Hong Kong’s new leader heads to Beijing for official approval

John Lee is due to take office on July 1, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2022

Hong Kong's incoming leader John Lee to travel to Beijing

Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee is heading to Beijing on Sunday to accept a letter that officially approves his appointment as the city’s next chief executive

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Relatives of Scottish Second World War hero pay emotional first visit to his graveside

THE FAMILY of a Scottish serviceman who was killed during a German U-boat attack during the Second World War have paid an emotional first visit to…

The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2022

China says G7 concern over Hong Kong leader selection is interference

China said on Tuesday that an expression of concern by the Group of Seven industrialised nations over the selection process for Hong Kong's new chief executive was interference in China's internal affairs.

Reuters · May 10, 2022

G7 flags rights concerns in selection of new Hong Kong leader

The selection process for a new chief executive in Hong Kong is a source of grave concern and underscores wider worries about fundamental freedoms there, a Group of Seven statement said on Monday, prompting a rebuke from China.

Reuters · May 10, 2022

G-7 expresses ‘grave concern’ over Hong Kong leader’s election

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven most industrialized nations expressed “grave concern” over the process by which Hong Kong selected its next chief executive, calling it an assault on the fundamental freedoms of the former British colony that returned to Chinese control in 1997.

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Hong Kong: ‘Chinese patriots’ now firmly in charge of city says Carrie Lam in election handover

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said “Chinese patriots” are now firmly in charge of the city following the unopposed election of a new leader in a rubber-stamp process.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2022

Hong Kong leader says China patriots now firmly in charge

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader, who ran unopposed in a process controlled by Beijing from start to finish

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee seen as pro-Beijing enforcer of security law

Hong Kong's new leader has a reputation of being hardline pro-Beijing and is expected to oversee the further integration of the special administrative region into the mainland.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Western Multinationals Congratulate Hong Kong's New Leader

Western multinationals and local tycoons published newspaper adverts on Monday congratulating John Lee on becoming Hong Kong's next leader, following a rubber-stamp selection process condemned by critics as anti-democratic. Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was anointed the business hub's new…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 9, 2022