China Announces New Hong Kong Leader’s Cabinet

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By Craze

China unveiled on Sunday a list of Hong Kong authorities&#13
officers in the new administration of incoming chief John Lee,&#13
set to be sworn in on July 1, when the Chinese-ruled financial hub&#13
marks the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain, Development reviews citing Reuters .

Lists from the formal Xinhua information company and the Hong Kong&#13
authorities confirmed finance secretary Paul Chan retains his publish,&#13
whilst Paul Lam replaces Teresa Cheng as justice secretary, and Eric&#13
Chan results in being the new chief secretary, or No. 2 official.

Some Hong Kong media have said President Xi Jinping is anticipated&#13
to go to Lee’s swearing-in ceremony in Hong Kong, but it was not&#13
verified whether or not any senior mainland leaders would go to.

A British colony until finally 1997, Hong Kong is on higher notify as&#13
COVID-19 infections have risen to much more than 1,000 lately,&#13
though there is no sign yet of tighter curbs forward of the&#13
swearing-in.

Its steps still rank among the the hardest, with at minimum a&#13
week’s hotel quarantine for abroad people and obligatory every day&#13
testing for tens of hundreds of folks.

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