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John Lee as Hong Kong’s next chief executive

Two different views on the ex-cop and current Chief Secretary’s appointment

Apr 09, 2022
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Beijing has foisted yet another chief executive on Hong Kong, this time a hardline cop. Since 1997 with the appointment of businessman CH Tung, not one single chief executive has survived a full two terms.

That ought to be a lesson to the hard men in Beijing that it might have been wiser to observe the promise of free elections enshrined in the Basic La…

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