Former Hong Kong chief enforcer wins election as regional governor
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John Lee
The only candidate, 64-year-old John Lee, who has worked for many years in the police and law enforcement agencies, won the election of the HEAD of Hong Kong's administration held on Sunday. Lee received 1,416 votes from members of the Electoral College, which includes 1.5 thousand people. The turnout was 97.7%, according to the South CHINA Morning Post, citing CEC data.
The term of office of the new head of administration will begin on July 1. Prior to this, the appointment also formally needs to be approved by China 's central government .
The elections were originally scheduled to take place on March 27, but were postponed due to the covid-19 outbreak . Voting took place on a non-alternative basis. Incumbent Chief Executive Carrie Lam on April 4 announced her decision not to run for a second term due to family reasons.
RUSSIA canceled quarantine and tests for arrivals from Hong Kong and South Africa Society
Until June last year, John Lee was the chief security officer of Hong Kong as Secretary (Minister) for Security Affairs (2017-2021), and before that he served in various positions in the police for many years (since 1977). Hongkong News calls Li "known for his unwavering loyalty to the Chinese government."
After the victory, Lee announced that he would begin to "recruit talent" who could work in his future administration. “I will recruit experienced, capable and passionate people to my leadership team,” he said.
In addition, he promised to make Hong Kong "more open and dynamic", as well as work on the quality of medical services, youth mobility and "deeper" economic integration with mainland China.
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