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Published: 09:24, May 21, 2022 | Updated: 08:56, May 23, 2022
HKMAO, liaison office express support for CE designate Lee
By Xinhua
Published:09:24, May 21, 2022 Updated:08:56, May 23, 2022 By Xinhua

Chief executive-elect John Lee Ka-chiu gestures after winning the 2022 Chief Executive Election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (ANDY CHONG/ CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING / HONG KONG – The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the central government’s liaison office in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have congratulated John Lee Ka-chiu after he was appointed by the central government as the sixth-term chief executive of the HSKAR.

John Lee has won the endorsement from a broad spectrum of people in Hong Kong and a high degree of trust from the central government, a spokesperson for the HKMAO said

In a statement issued on Friday, a spokesperson for the HKMAO said Lee has been working in multiple positions in the HKSAR government for a long time. He is patriotic, loves Hong Kong, maintains a firm stance, knows government operations well, has a strong sense of responsibility and is pragmatic and capable. 

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He has won the endorsement from a broad spectrum of people in Hong Kong and a high degree of trust from the central government, the spokesperson said.

The next five years will be crucial for Hong Kong as it has transited from chaos to order and is advancing to prosperity, said the spokesperson, adding that the new chief executive and the new term of the HKSAR government shoulder great responsibility and missions.

The spokesperson also expressed the confidence that Lee would form a patriotic, capable and united team that is dedicated to serving the people and will lead Hong Kong to write a new chapter of development.

A spokesperson for the liaison office said Lee will surely lead the new HKSAR government and unite people from all walks of life to break new ground in Hong Kong's development

The central government will adhere to the principle of "one country, two systems" under which the people of Hong Kong administer Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy, give its full support to the law-based governance of the HKSAR chief executive and the government, and support Hong Kong's COVID-19 response, economic growth, and people's livelihood improvement, said the spokesperson.  

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In a separate statement, a spokesperson for the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR extended congratulations to Lee on his appointment,

The spokesperson said Lee will surely lead the new HKSAR government and unite people from all walks of life to break new ground in Hong Kong's development.

Since his election victory by an overwhelming majority, Lee has been busy enriching and improving his policy agenda, and maintaining close communication with the current-term HKSAR governance team on issues such as economic development and people's livelihood, the spokesperson noted.

The liaison office will fully support Lee and the HKSAR government in exercising law-based governance, fully and faithfully implementing the principle of "one country, two systems," and leading Hong Kong to embark on a journey of progressing from order to prosperity, the spokesperson said.  


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