China's State Council appoints John Lee as HKSAR chief executive-Xinhua

China's State Council appoints John Lee as HKSAR chief executive

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-05-20 19:44:00

Premier Li Keqiang presides over a State Council meeting to appoint John Lee as the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Beijing, capital of China, May 20, 2022. Lee will assume office on July 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, decided at a meeting Friday to appoint John Lee as the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Lee will assume office on July 1, 2022.

Premier Li Keqiang presided over the meeting and signed a State Council decree on the appointment.

Lee won the chief executive election on May 8.

Premier Li Keqiang signs a State Council decree on the appointment of John Lee as the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) during a State Council meeting in Beijing, capital of China, May 20, 2022. Lee will assume office on July 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Premier Li Keqiang presides over a State Council meeting to appoint John Lee as the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Beijing, capital of China, May 20, 2022. Lee will assume office on July 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)