Hong Kong has a new chief executive
Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu has just been elected as Chief of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) instead of Carrie Lam.
The South China Morning Post reported that Mr. Lee, the only candidate for the leadership seat of the special zone, won 99.4% of the votes of the 1,416-member Hong Kong Legislative Council in the vote. ratification vote on the morning of 8/5. Only 8 votes did not support him.
Mr. Lee, 64, has 35 years of experience in the police force. In 2012, he just moved to work in the civil service of the Hong Kong government, but his work still revolves around law and order.
From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Lee worked for the Hong Kong Security Bureau and was later appointed to lead this agency. Since June 2021, he has held the position of General Secretary of Administration, the second highest position in the Hong Kong government after the chief of the special zone.
Mr. Lee is considered a bright face to succeed Mrs. Carrie Lam as leader of the special zone government after this female politician in April announced that she would not run for re-election.
According to Reuters, speaking after the approval vote on May 8, Mr. Lee emphasized that his “historic mission” was to lead a new chapter for Hong Kong. He also pledged to unite the city and maintain Hong Kong’s international status as a more open and competitive financial hub, a bridge between China and the world.
Hong Kong’s new chief executive said his priority would be to boost housing supply in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets as well as strengthen policy effectiveness with a “results-oriented approach”. results” to solve this dilemma.
Tuan Anh
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