Lam says Hong Kong now has China patriots firmly in charge

[Click here to subscribe today] or [Login] . HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday that Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the , who ran unopposed in a process controlled by Beijing. Lam's comments came a day after a carefully vetted election committee voted overwhelmingly to , a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement after massive protests turned violent in 2019. The protests led to the imposition by Beijing of a sweeping National Security Law and the reorganization of the city's legislature. Political opponents…