Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to questions from reporters during a press conference on March 21, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will not be pursuing a second term at Monday’s press conference.
“This is not a matter of evaluating my performance or the performance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government during this term. It is a question of my personal desires and aspirations,” Lam said. to the question of why she is not running for the upcoming chief executive election.
She said her decision was “entirely based” on her family’s considerations.
“This is what I told the Central People’s Government, and they expressed understanding,” she said.
“So I am taking this earliest opportunity to inform the public through the media that I will not be running in the upcoming chief executive officer election,” she added.
Local media reports, citing unnamed sources, said that Hong Kong Secretary John Lee is set to step down to join the chief executive race, but Lam declined to comment on any of the nominations. hope in the upcoming election.
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