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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.

Why Hong Kong Should Accept Mainland China's Election Plan

Des Cambaliza |

Sep 05, 2014 06:31 PM EDT

Some political scholars think that Hong Kong should accept China's election plan for its own good. While many empathized with Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, experts think they should just acquiesce to National People's Congress' (NPC) decision for the 2017 election.