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John Lee Ka-chiu GBM SBS PDSM PMSM (Chinese: 李家超; born 7 December 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the fifth and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Originally a police officer, Lee served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2010 to 2012.
Jul 23, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee is in Singapore, his first visit since becoming the territory's new leader just over a year ago. His visit, from Sunday (Jul 23) to Tuesday, comes at...
John Lee is the sixth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, elected in 2022. He was previously the Secretary for Security and the Chief Secretary for Administration, with a career in the Hong Kong Police Force.
- Who Is John Lee?
- What Has He Promised to do?
- What Will Lee’s Leadership Mean For Hong Kong?
Lee has been the city’s chief secretary, one of the most senior officials in the government, since 2021. The 64-year-old, who started his career in the police force, oversaw the crackdown on 2019 anti-government protests. Lee was sanctioned in 2020 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for his role in implementing a national security law that has ...
In April, Lee said that one of his priorities is to enact a local security law—in additional to the Beijing-imposed national security law that was put in place in 2020—to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition or subversion against the central government. The incoming chief executive has also said he’ll try to integrate Hong Kong’s economy w...
Beijing has clearly laid out its expectations for Lee. The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, China’s main body for Hong Kong affairs, issued a statementin June setting out goals for the new administration. It called for the new government to ensure Hong Kong’s integration in the mainland’s development, to deal with housing issues ...
Jul 24, 2023 · Mr John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region called on and was hosted to lunch by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today. Prime Minister Lee and Chief Executive Lee reaffirmed the close and longstanding relations between Singapore and Hong Kong.
May 8, 2022 · HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s chief executive hopeful John Lee won the top job on Sunday (May 8), securing over 99 per cent of votes cast in a small-circle election where he was the sole candidate in...
May 8, 2022 · Who is John Lee? Former schoolmates, teachers and colleagues give their measure of the man set to be Hong Kong’s next leader. Former schoolmates at Wah Yan College, Kowloon recall the boy who...
