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Hong Kong Chief Executive candidate Lee Ka-chiu arrives to greet the Election Committee members at the Exhibition and Convention Centre in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
The outcome of the May 8 Hong Kong chief executive election came as no surprise. Lee Ka-chiu, the only candidate chosen by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was declared the winner after a staged performance under the “One Country, Two Systems” constitution.