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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam announces resignation from government

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April 4, 2022

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says she will not seek a second term at Hong Kong’s upcoming election

The Chief Executive will complete her five-year term on June 30. She will also officially conclude her 42-year career in Government.

Lam presided over a rocky period in Hong Kong’s relationship with the central government in China, which then led to massive protests that rocked the city in 2019. Beijing responded with a national security law that has stifled dissent in the semi-autonomous city.

A pro-Beijing committee will select a new leader next month.

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