Carrie Lam (2nd L) smiled as officials counted votes during the election
arrie Lam, Hong Kong’s former deputy chief and Beijing’s choice, elected as city’s new leader, Chinese media report.
Hong Kong’s electoral committee has chosen Beijing-backed Carrie Lam as the city’s next chief executive.
Lam won with 772 votes, the South China Morning Post reported citing an unofficial count. A total of 1,194 electors cast their votes on Sunday.
Hong Kong’s small-circle electoral system has come under criticism as unrepresentative of its 7.3 million residents.
The majority of electors are seen to be too keen to put business interests and that of the central people’s government over the welfare of residents.
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