Tag Archives: Carrie Lam

Saturday, 1 July 2017 BEIJING – Carrie Lam was inaugurated as Hong Kong’s new chief executive at a solemn ceremony on Saturday, becoming the region’s first female leader. She took the oath of office in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who arrived in the former British colony for …

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 HONG KONG: Hong Kong-leader elect Carrie Lam said she was “very determined” to tackle the high cost of housing in the densely populated city, among the top concerns of foreign business people working there. Lam, the Chinese-controlled financial hub’s former chief secretary, was chosen on Sunday …

Monday, 27 March 2017 HONG KONG: Former senior Hong Kong government official Carrie Lam was on Sunday elected the city’s next leader by a 1,200-member election committee stacked with Beijing loyalists. Most of Hong Kong’s 7.3 million voters have no say in the choice of leader in the former British …

Friday, 13 January 2017 HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s number 2 official, Carrie Lam resigned, the government said, in a move widely seen as a prelude to contesting a March election to become the financial hub’s next chief executive and first female leader. The next leader of the former British colony …