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. The Election Committee’s nearly 1,500 members cast their votes in a secret ballot Sunday … Read more
Hong Kong authorities will set up polling stations at the border with mainland China to allow Hong Kongers living there to vote during upcoming legislative elections, the city’s leader said Tuesday. During the Dec. 19 legislative elections, registered Hong Kong permanent residents living in the mainland will be able to cross the border into the … Read more
HONG KONG—Chief Executive Carrie Lam said stability had been restored in Hong Kong three months after Beijing imposed national-security legislation, as thousands of police officers fanned out to pre-empt any protests that might disrupt Thursday’s celebration of China’s National Day. The city’s opposition camp called online for people to protest after police, citing public-health and … Read more