Channel: South China Morning Post

Category: News & Politics

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Description: Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong’s Election Committee has unanimously voted for John Lee Ka-chiu to become the city’s next chief executive. Lee was the sole candidate to replace outgoing leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. China's central government had said Lee was the only candidate it would back in the race. Lee will be sworn in as chief executive on July 1, 2022. (Photo: SCMP / Sam Tsang) Support us: subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: scmp.com Facebook: facebook.com/scmp Twitter: twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post #scmp #HongKong #HongKongchiefexecutiveelection2022