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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

‘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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Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges to enact local security law

Hong Kong’s only candidate for the upcoming leadership elections, John Lee, is pledging to increase the city’s competitiveness and to enact a long-shelved local security law upon taking office

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's leadership candidate pledges to save city's competitiveness

Hong Kong's sole candidate to become its next leader mapped out his policy platform on Friday, saying his focus will be on enhancing the city's competitiveness and increasing the housing supply.

Reuters

‘Climate of fear’: Hong Kong press club suspends press awards

The Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club is the latest organisation to self-censor under the national security law.

Al Jazeera

YouTube Blocks Account of Hong Kong’s Sole Leadership Candidate

John Lee was among a group of 11 top Hong Kong and Chinese government officials sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury, including current Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, for curtailing political freedoms under Beijing’s national security law.

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Hong Kong and China denounce foreign interference after YouTube blocks leadership candidate's channel

Governments in Hong Kong and China on Thursday denounced YouTube's blocking of a campaign account for Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee because of U.S. sanctions against him, accusing the U.S. of undermining freedom of speech.

Reuters

Google, Facebook Restrict Social Media Presence Of Hong Kong's Leadership Candidate

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) have restricted the social media presence of former Hong Kong security chief John Lee due to U.S. sanctions, the Financial Times reports. Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube suspended Lee’s campaign channel, while Meta’s Facebook and Instagram banned payment services by the former official despite…

Benzinga

YouTube removes Hong Kong leader candidate’s channel

YouTube has taken down the channel of Hong Kong’s only candidate to become its next leader citing US sanctions on him.

Evening Standard

YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate's channel

YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official

The Independent UK

YouTube blocks account of Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate

YouTube blocked the account of Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee on Wednesday as part of U.S. sanctions against the city's former No. 2 official who said the move will not affect his bid to lead the financial hub for the next five years.

Reuters

Hong Kong's elite join leadership candidate's campaign as Beijing watches

Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee has picked nearly 150 heavyweights, including the city's richest man Li Ka-shing and other powerful businessmen and politicians, to join his advisory teams to show broad support for his bid.

Reuters

UK should put clocks forward extra hour to save on energy bills, Lib Dem peer says

Extending daylight hours could potentially save households 152 hours’ worth of electricity annually

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The Guardian - UK

Lib Dem peer calls for ‘double summer time’ to ease cost of living crisis

John Lee urges ministers to put UK clocks forward an extra hour to help reduce soaring household bills

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden’s trailblazing federal judicial picks: Asian American, Hispanic nominees for Chicago spots

Sens. Durbin and Duckworth said John Lee and Nancy Maldonado will bring “demographic and professional diversity that will strengthen our federal bench.”

Al Jazeera

John Lee’s bid for Hong Kong leader signals Beijing’s ‘hard line’

Ex-security chief who spent decades in the police has indicated he will put security above all else as chief executive.

The Independent UK

John Lee secures nominations for Hong Kong leadership race

Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee has formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job after securing 786 nominations to enter the race

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong's ex-No. 2 official to stand for leadership polls

Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee has formally declared his candidacy for the upcoming leadership election, entering the race for chief executive viewed by many as Beijing’s preferred candidate

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong's next leader sets out goals

HONG KONG: A former top cop set to become Hong Kong’s new leader vowed on Saturday to reboot the city’s international competitiveness, but revealed few concrete policy details on how that will be achieved.

Reuters

"A new symphony and I am the conductor," says HK leadership candidate

Hong Kong's former No. 2 official John Lee, who will run in a leadership election in May, said on Saturday he plans a new chapter for the global financial hub that has been wracked by unprecedented upheaval with pro-democracy protests and COVID-19.

Reuters

Hong Kong's former No. 2 official to run in leadership election

Hong Kong former deputy leader John Lee will run in a leadership election in May, according to a press invitation seen by Reuters late on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

John Lee: the hardline security official leading race to become Hong Kong chief

Ex-police officer who oversaw government crackdown on protesters in 2019 is sole candidate with Beijing’s blessing

Reuters

Hong Kong's former deputy chief to hold news conference after resignation

Hong Kong's former deputy leader, John Lee, said he will hold a news conference on Saturday after China approved his resignation as chief secretary of the global financial hub.

Reuters

Explainer-Hong Kong No. 2 official announces bid for leadership election

Hong Kong's deputy leader, former police officer John Lee, announced on Wednesday that he plans to run for the city's top job, which could see Beijing signing off on the first security official to run the global financial hub.

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