Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will be the SAR’s first female chief executive.CUI NAN/CHINA DAILY Hong Kong’s chief executive-designate, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, says she hopes the city will take advantage of China’s increasing economic power to seek new impetus for its long-term prosperity and stability. Lam, the first female chief executive of the […]
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