The former cop Beijing trusts

Spent 35 years in Hong Kong’s police before joining the government Oversaw the police response to the 2019 democracy protests and its subsequent crackdown Sanctions by the US for his role in China’s purge of dissent in Hong Kong Insiders say Lee’s unwavering commitment to the crackdown won China’s confidence at a time when other Hong Kong elite were seen as insufficiently loyal or competent

Only candidate to succeed outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the city’s first woman leader