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On May 30, Hong Kong’s new chief executive, John Lee, was received by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Lee had been elected to the city’s top office on May 8, winning 97% of the vote in an unopposed election. He starts the job on July 1.Lee’s ascension came under Hong Kong’s new electoral system, adopted last May so that only candidates deemed loyal patriots" to Beijing could participate.John Lee celebrates after being named as the city's new leader in Hong Kong on May 8
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