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New Hong Kong Leader Promises To Heal Divide
Carrie Lam vows to heal divisions as pro-democracy activists dismiss election as a sham
Carrie Lam, a long-time civil servant, vowed to heal divisions in Hong Kong but pro-democracy activists dismissed the election as a sham. Mrs Lam won more than half the votes of a specially-appointed committee of nearly 1,200 people, most of them loyal to the Chinese government.
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(Photo: Hong Kong's new Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Credit: AP)
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