When Hong Kong’s first female chief executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, announced on Monday morning she would not seek re-election, many political watchers said the decision was “quite expected”. But what caught some off guard was her revelation that a year earlier she told Beijing about her intentions during the annual session of the National People’s Congress. Several pro-establishment veterans said Lam’s decision to inform the central leadership seemed like “making an advance by…
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A legacy cut short or a leader who cultivated her downfall? Political veterans give mixed report card for Hong Kong’s first female leader
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