China favorite elected Hong Kong’s new leader

‘Former senior government official Carrie Lam has been elected Hong Kong’s next leader by a 1,200-person committee amid competing rallies held outside the election venue over China’s rule.
The 55-year-old former chief secretary won 777 votes from the Election Committee on Sunday, becoming the city’s first female leader.
Lam ran for the top post in the Chinese-ruled financial hub of 7.3 million people against another former official, John Tsang, and retired judge, Woo Kwok-hing.
Security was tight around the venue with metal barricades and large numbers of police deployed, keeping pro-Beijing groups and their rivals apart.
Protesters denounced what they called Beijing’s interference, accusing China of lobbying the voters to back Lam.’
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