Hail to Hong Kong In a New Era
May 19, 2022
4 minutes
By Liang Xiao
Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon
The 2022 Hong Kong chief executive election was held on May 8 for the sixth term of the highest office of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). John Lee Ka-chiu was elected as HKSAR’s sixth-term chief executive designate, and is awaiting the Central Government’s official appointment. He is expected to take over the city’s top job from incumbent Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who has been in office since 2017.
This was the first chief executive election since the improved electoral system was adopted in HKSAR last year to ensure Hong Kong patriots govern
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