Hong Kong has its first female chief executive.
But Carrie Lam — a former civil servant who held the city's No. 2 position as Chief Secretary for Administration — comes to power over a divided city that is increasingly resistant to Beijing, which she is loyal to.
On Sunday, Lam was elected in by a committee selected from the city's business and political establishment, not the people.
Opinion polls showed she won only 29.1 percent public approval compared with fellow candidate John Tsang, a former financial secretary who won 55.6 percent. Read more...
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