2 official in the city, received 777 out of 1,163 votes cast to become the next chief executive, as Hong Kong’s leader is called. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“China promised that Hong Kong people would run Hong Kong, and we would have a high degree of autonomy,” said Mabel Yau, 52, one of hundreds of protesters outside the voting site before the election. “Today, only 1,200 people are representing us in electing the chief executive; is it fair?”Such concerns are unlikely to be eased by the choice of Mrs. Lam, who was a loyal deputy to Leung Chun-ying, the unpopular departing chief executive. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe protests in 2014 were a response to Beijing’s plan to let Hong Kong choose the chief executive this year by direct popular vote. But pro-democracy politicians have said they have no regrets, arguing that the plan would have bolstered Beijing’s grip on Hong Kong by giving the chief executive a false public mandate.

Source: New York Times March 26, 2017 04:55 UTC