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Three Scenarios for Hong Kong’s New Chief Executive

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Apr 07, 2017
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Carrie Lam is the Chief-Executive-elect of Hong Kong as a result of the territory’s hermaphroditic electoral system, in which she won 777 votes from the 1,194-member election committee, a collection of tycoons and pro-Beijing special interests.

"She is a Hong Kong lady. Ruthlessly pragmatic, mercilessly efficient," says an intimate observer of politics i…

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