Hong kong ¨C Hong Kong¡¯s former No. 2 official John Lee, who will run in a leadership election in May, said on Saturday he plans a new chapter for the global financial hub that has been wracked by unprecedented upheaval with pro-democracy protests and COVID-19.
Lee, 64, resigned on Wednesday to run to replace Chief Executive Carrie Lam, whose five-year term ends on June 30. Lam oversaw one of the most tumultuous periods in Hong Kong history with pro-democracy demonstrations and the coronavirus.
¡°This will be a new symphony and I am the conductor,¡± Lee, who was the city¡¯s security chief during anti-government protests in 2019, told a news conference.
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