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Former Civil Servant Carrie Lam is Elected as new Leader of Hong Kong

Mar 26, 2017 07:54 AM EDT

Carrie Lam, a 59-year-old civil servant, was elected as Hong Kong's next chief executive on Sunday, after receiving an overwhelming number of votes from 12,000 strong committee members. Lam is the first woman to be elected to the highest executive post in the semi-autonomous city.

Protesters on Sept. 30 stand in the rain while blocking areas around Hong Kong's government headquarters building,

HK's CY Leung Will Not Resign, Offered Government-Student Dialogue

Christl Leong |

Oct 03, 2014 04:06 AM EDT

HONG KONG - In the final hours leading up to the midnight deadline imposed by pro-democracy advocates, Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying said he would not resign but offered to hold open dialogues between the government and protesters.