HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government said on Wednesday that Chief Secretary John Lee, a security official during the global financial hub’s prolonged and often violent 2019 pro-democracy protests, had resigned.
Media reported that Lee, 64, a former deputy commissioner of police, was planning to run for Hong Kong’s top political post in a leadership election due to take place on May 8.
(Reporting By Clare Jim and Twinnie Siu; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
