Beijing hails result as only candidate in race to succeed Carrie Lam wins 99% of vote in pro-China committee’s secret ballot
A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy movement was anointed the business hub’s new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists.
John Lee, 64, was the only candidate in the Beijing-backed race to succeed the outgoing leader, Carrie Lam.
