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Hong Kong’s new leader heads to Beijing for official approval

John Lee is due to take office on July 1, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong's incoming leader John Lee to travel to Beijing

Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee is heading to Beijing on Sunday to accept a letter that officially approves his appointment as the city’s next chief executive

The Independent UK

Relatives of Scottish Second World War hero pay emotional first visit to his graveside

THE FAMILY of a Scottish serviceman who was killed during a German U-boat attack during the Second World War have paid an emotional first visit to…

The National (Scotland)

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Family of Glasgow WW2 hero killed by German u-boat visit grave for first time 80 years after death

Relatives of John Lee visited La Palma in the Canary Islands to pay their respects to the 22-year-old Gunner, whose body washed up on a beach in March of 1943 after the u-boat attack.

Glasgow Live

Vatican Expresses Concern Over Cardinal Zen’s Arrest For Ties To Pro-Democracy Fund

The Vatican has expressed “concern” after 90-year-old outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested last week in Hong Kong on charges he had endangered China’s national security.

Zenger

A look at Hong Kong's new leader, John Lee — and his history with the territory

Hong Kong's new leader, John Lee, rose through the law enforcement ranks to become the territory's No. 2 under outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam. He faces governing a divided and mistrustful city.

WEKU

Philippine presidential election: Marcos clan returns to power

The Marcos political dynasty is back in power in the Philippines. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator, has rebranded his family name and won the presidential election. Nonetheless his popularity comes as something of a surprise, as his father was ousted by a popular revolt 36 years…

France 24

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China says G7 concern over Hong Kong leader selection is interference

China said on Tuesday that an expression of concern by the Group of Seven industrialised nations over the selection process for Hong Kong's new chief executive was interference in China's internal affairs.

Reuters

G7 flags rights concerns in selection of new Hong Kong leader

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, prompting a rebuke from China.

Reuters

G-7 expresses ‘grave concern’ over Hong Kong leader’s election

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven most industrialized nations expressed “grave concern” over the process by which Hong Kong selected its next chief executive, calling it an assault on the fundamental freedoms of the former British colony that returned to Chinese control in 1997.

Tribune News Service

Hong Kong: ‘Chinese patriots’ now firmly in charge of city says Carrie Lam in election handover

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said “Chinese patriots” are now firmly in charge of the city following the unopposed election of a new leader in a rubber-stamp process.

Evening Standard

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 finish

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee seen as pro-Beijing enforcer of security law

Hong Kong's new leader has a reputation of being hardline pro-Beijing and is expected to oversee the further integration of the special administrative region into the mainland.

ABC News

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 critics as anti-democratic. Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was anointed the business hub's new…

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EXPLAINER: What comes next with John Lee leading Hong Kong?

A Hong Kong committee stacked with mostly pro-Beijing members has almost unanimously voted for John Lee to become the city's next leader

Tribune News Service

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’s integration with mainland China.

Evening Standard

Pro-Beijing hardline ex-security chief becomes Hong Kong’s new leader

John Lee was the only candidate in the polls and was backed by Beijing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing Loyalist John Lee Elected as Hong Kong Leader

John Lee was elected as Hong Kong's next leader Sunday, after winning over 99% of votes cast by a largely pro-Beijing election committee. Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executive election, far exceeding the 751 votes he needed to win.

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Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong's next leader

John Lee was elected as Hong Kong's next leader Sunday by an election committee comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong kicks off leadership polls with sole candidate

A Hong Kong election committee is voting for the city’s only leadership candidate, John Lee, who is widely expected to win and become Hong Kong’s next chief executive

Reuters

Hong Kong's next leader set to be endorsed by pro-Beijing elites

Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting, John Lee, is expected to be endorsed for the city's top job on Sunday by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists, as the financial hub attempts to relaunch itself after several years of political upheaval.

The Guardian - UK

Security chief who led pro-democracy crackdown set to be Hong Kong’s new leader

John Lee is the only candidate in the running to succeed Carrie Lam as chief executive

The Independent UK

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijing’s control

Al Jazeera

‘Not a businessman’: Hong Kong’s next chief faces test on economy

John Lee to take over business hub as economy languishes after two years of political crackdowns and pandemic controls.

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