A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement is set to be anointed the business hub's new leader by a small committee of Beijing loyalists
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As a former cop who rose to become Hong Kong's security chief, John Lee is the one person China's leaders trust to run the city, analysts and insiders say
"He is a man who has stood the test," lawmaker and prominent business figure Michael Tien told AFP
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#AFPGRAPHIC: How the Hong Kong legislature was purged of pan-democrats
#BREAKING Ex-security chief John Lee selected Hong Kong's next leader: committee
#UPDATE John Lee was declared Hong Kong's new leader by a small committee of Beijing loyalists on Sunday
He won 1,416 votes of approval from a 1,461-strong committee after a running a Beijing-backed race against no other rivals
#UPDATE John Lee was the only candidate in a one-horse race to succeed Carrie Lam
He is the first security official to hold Hong Kong's top job after a tumultuous few years for a city battered by political unrest and debilitating pandemic controls
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VIDEO: 🇭🇰 Ex-security chief anointed Hong Kong's next leader
Former security chief John Lee celebrates after being anointed as Hong Kong's new chief executive by a small committee of Beijing loyalists
#BREAKING Hong Kong leader appointment violates democratic norms: EU foreign policy chief
#UPDATE The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday said the anointment of former security chief John Lee as Hong Kong's new leader was a 'violation of democratic principles' u.afp.com/w2Tz
VIDEO: 🇭🇰 John Lee, the only candidate in the Beijing-backed race to appoint Hong Kong's next leader, says it is "high time" the city starts a "new chapter" after receiving 99% of the vote from the small "election committee" made up of 1,461 people
#BREAKING G7, EU voice 'grave concern' at new HK leader selection process
#UPDATE G7 foreign ministers on Monday voiced misgivings about how Hong Kong's new leader was chosen, accusing the Chinese territory of flouting democratic convention
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