A Hong Kong committee stacked with mostly pro-Beijing members has almost unanimously voted for John Lee to become the city’s next leader. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new leader has a number of things to work on, including an exodus
CNBC's Emily Tan reports on what's in the cards for Hong Kong's incoming chief executive, John Lee. I quit my $35K job to grow my side hustle — now it brings in $141 million a year Got a confidential ... ( read original story ...)
John Lee Wins Hong Kong’s Rubber-Stamp Election
“I have left Hong Kong because I want to continue doing work on Hong Kong.” Banking giants, including the Bank of China and HSBC, are among those with prominent towers in Hong Kong. A political ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lee Vows More China Integration After Election Win
John Lee, named Hong Kong’s next chief executive in a rubber-stamp election after Beijing asserted greater control over the financial hub, vowed to strengthen national security and accelerate the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief vows to crush ‘threats’
Hong Kong’s former security chief vowed to defend Chinese interests from “internal and external threats” as he was anointed to lead the territory. John Lee, 64 ... ( read original story ...)
John Lee named Hong Kong leader; hard-liner led crackdown against pro-democracy movement
Lee was the only candidate and won with over 99% of the vote in which nearly all 1,500 committee members were carefully vetted by the central government in Beijing. ( read original story ...)
News Wrap: China loyalist elected as Hong Kong’s next leader
In our news wrap Sunday, a staunch Beijing loyalist has been elected as Hong Kong's next chief executive in a rubber-stamp committee vote, Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita scaled Mnt. Everest for a record 26th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: 21 years after the handover, a wave of independent media seek to preserve press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press has managed to raise 600,000 Hong Kong dollars (64,000 euros) to finance its start-up in 2015. Followed by other ambitious fundraisers the following year, FactWire, Citizen News ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing loyalist John Lee confirmed as Hong Kong’s next chief executive
Advertisement "With loyalty and perseverance, I shall undertake this historic mission and shoulder this responsibility to unite and lead the 7.4 million Hong Kong people to start a new chapter ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Loyalist John Lee to Take Reins of Hong Kong; Democracy Groups Furious
Lee's victory is believed to be a part of the Chinese masterplan to secure its hold on the administrative region. ( read original story ...)
A new leader is chosen For Hong Kong
A hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has been elected as the city’s next leader ... ( read original story ...)
Former security chief John Lee anointed Hong Kong’s next leader
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 ... ( read original story ...)
With highest level of support, John Lee set to open new chapter for Hong Kong
After about three hours of voting and vote counting, the former Chief Secretary for Hong Kong and former Security Secretary John Lee Ka-chiu, who is also the sole candidate in the Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to ‘inevitably’ cut growth forecast for 2022, finance chief warns
Financial Secretary Paul Chan points to likelihood of further US rate rises and sluggish recovery of domestic market Homebuyers could be among those bearing brunt of higher interest rates, he says ... ( read original story ...)