09/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The EU regrets the appointment of former police officer John Lee Ka-chiu as Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive, according to a statement from the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Sunday 8 May. Mr Lee Ka-chiu was nominated by a committee of people sympathetic to the Chinese regime. The formation of this election committee was changed with the Hong Kong electoral reform ordered by Beijing in March 2021 (see EUROPE B12677A18). For the EU, the current...