The selection process for a new chief executive in Hong Kong is a source of grave concern and underscores wider worries about fundamental freedoms there, a Group of Seven statement said on Monday, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new leader is said to be ‘untested’ in areas other than security
Hong Kong's incoming chief executive John Lee is largely "untested and unknown" outside of security issues, said David Dodwell of consultancy Strategic Access. ( read original story ...)
John Lee makes 7 visits to top Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials on first day after winning leadership race
John Lee Ka-chiu embarked on a whirlwind first day as Hong Kong’s chief executive-elect on Monday, making seven visits to top local and mainland Chinese officials to discuss government restructuring, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new leader is Beijing’s designated ‘enforcer’
John Lee Ka-chiu’s election as Hong Kong’s new chief executive signals a decisive turn in the territory’s lurch toward Beijing-style authoritarian rule. Lee, the territory’s former secretary of ... ( read original story ...)
G7 Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over Hong Kong Leader’s Election
G7 foreign ministers called the process by which Hong Kong selected its next Chief Executive an assault on the fundamental freedoms of the former British colony ... ( read original story ...)
The Times view on John Lee, Hong Kong’s new leader: No-Choice Election
Kin Cheung/APHong Kong’s current chief executive Carrie Lam, left, and her successor John Lee at a press conference. Mr Lee is a security hardliner who cracked ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Press Corps Battle Dislocation, Nostalgia, Unemployment
Former members of Hong Kong's once-free press corps are launching their own media outlets aimed at covering the city from overseas, from a pro-democracy point of view. While a draconian national ... ( read original story ...)
US, G-7 partners rip selection process for Hong Kong chief executive
Members of the G-7 issued a release on Monday detailing their “grave concern” with Hong Kong’s new chief executive, a pro-Beijing loyalist who won an election on Sunday to become the new leader of the ... ( read original story ...)
An ex-security chief is taking the helm in Hong Kong. What lies ahead for the city?
There was little doubt about John Lee’s election as Hong Kong’s next leader. The city’s former security chief received more than 99% of the vote from a committee stacked with mostly pro-Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong leader John Lee needs to ‘come out and get close to the people,’ says lawmaker
Michael Tien, a Hong Kong lawmaker, says incoming chief executive John Lee's predecessor Carrie Lam "basically shut herself off" in the last three years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says China patriots now firmly in charge
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader, who ran unopposed in a process controlled by Beijing from start to fini ... ( read original story ...)
Western multinationals congratulate Hong Kong’s new leader
Western multinationals and local tycoons published newspaper adverts on Monday congratulating John Lee on becoming Hong Kong's next leader, following a rubber-stamp selection process condemned by ... ( read original story ...)
It would be a ‘big stretch’ to describe Hong Kong’s election as genuine, says consultancy
David Dodwell of Strategic Access says it's apposite that the government in China itself is calling it a "democracy with Hong Kong characteristics." ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is still the irreplaceable global financial center post-pandemic
Convenor of Hong Kong's Executive Council Bernard Chan was optimistic about Hong Kong's unique advantages in providing education, healthcare, wealth management, especially with the rise of China's ... ( read original story ...)