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Former Hong Kong security chief John Lee is set to take over as the city's chief . A former street policeman , he played a key role in cracking down on the 2019 pro - democracy movement, currying favor with Beijing . The only candidate for the post of chief executive of Hong Kong , John Lee was appointed on Sunday, May 6, by a committee of 1,500 personalities acquired in Beijing . He will begin his five-year term on July 1, the 25th anniversary of the UK's return of Hong Kong to China . The 64-year-old working-class man began...
