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    Together for a New Chapter

    May 19, 2022 5 minutes
    By Tao Xing
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    Two days before John Lee Ka-chiu was elected as the sixth-term chief executive designate of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on May 8, he hosted a campaign rally at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. At the event, Lee recalled a time when he, as a student, was first extorted and subsequently beaten up by some “older guys” because he had no money to give them. This experience propelled him to become a police officer and protect people.

    Over his three decades in the Hong Kong police force since 1977, Lee took the lead in handling many high-profile cases. In 1998, for example, his taskforce seized 800 kg of explosives hidden by Cheung Tze-keung, a notorious Hong Kong gangster best known for having masterminded the abduction of Victor

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