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Hong Kong’s New Leader Shows Iron Fist With Cardinal’s Arrest

Hong Kong’s New Leader Shows Iron Fist With Cardinal’s Arrest

Cardinal Zen’s arrest suggests incoming chief executive John Lee will be harsh on security

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May 13, 2022
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Throughout Hong Kong are posters of its next chief executive John Lee smiling benevolently, to convey a benign image to offset his past as Security Secretary who oversaw the arrest of a tide of human rights protesters in the past few years. However, the recent detentions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and three others indicate the former policeman is likely to …

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