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20:18, 31-Mar-2017
China's State Council appoints Carrie Lam as new HKSAR Chief Executive
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11:12, 28-Jun-2018
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China's State Council on Friday appointed Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor as the new chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
According to the decision made at a meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, Lam will take office on July 1.
The HKSAR held the election for the fifth-term chief executive on Mar 26. Lam won 777 votes of the 1,194 votes cast by members of the Election Committee.