Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has been elected Hong Kong’s next chief executive, becoming the city’s first female leader. Lam, 59, won 777 votes from the 1,194-member Election Committee, composed mostly of Beijing loyalists. The former chief secretary beat former finance chief John Tsang Chun-wah and retired judge Woo Kwok-hing.
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