China’s Pick for Next Hong Kong Chief Vows to Protect Global Hub
- Ex-police officer John Lee kicks off election campaign
- City maintains tough travel curbs, faces exodus of talents
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Hong Kong’s leading candidate for the city’s top job pledged to maintain the financial hub’s international competitiveness and stressed his loyalty to China, as he formally kicked off his campaign after winning Beijing’s sole backing for the race.
“Hong Kong must maintain its character of being an international metropolis,” said former chief secretary John Lee at a press briefing on Saturday. “Hong Kong must expand its international connectivity, establish a more favorable business environment, uphold the value of inclusion, diversity and openness, and further strengthen its competitiveness.”