HONG KONG —
A former top cop set to become
Hong Kong’s new leader vowed to reboot the
city’s international competitiveness on Saturday, but revealed few concrete
policy details on how that will be achieved.
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John Lee, 64, is
expected to be anointed the business hub’s next chief executive by a committee
of Beijing loyalists next month.
A hardline former
security chief, he is currently the only person to have announced a leadership
bid in what Hong Kong media have widely reported will be a race with no rivals
at
Beijing’s request.
“Hong Kong must
maintain its character of being an international metropolis,” Lee said during
his first press conference since announcing his leadership bid.
“This will include
ensuring Hong Kong is an attractive place to work and live.”
Whoever takes over
the running of Hong Kong will inherit a city that has had its reputation
battered by huge democracy protests, a crackdown on political freedoms, and
more than two years of strict pandemic curbs that have left residents and
businesses cut off internationally.
Speaking from behind
a facemask at an online press conference, Lee laid out his vision for the
future under an official slogan “Starting a New Chapter for Hong Kong
Together”.
But his stump
speech stuck to aspirations and ideals without detailing any concrete policies
or targets.
“I am a pragmatic
man, and have always believed in being results oriented,” Lee said.
“This will be a
new symphony and I am the conductor.”
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