Carrie Lam
Former Civil Servant Carrie Lam is Elected as new Leader of Hong Kong
Girish Shetti | | 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.
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.
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