May 8 was polling day for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive. Lee Ka-chiu, the only candidate on the ballot, was elected as Chief Executive.
For the first time, Hong Kong’s 1,500-member Election Committee lacks a pro-democracy voice after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “improved” Hong Kong’s electoral system.
Media Barred From Briefing
On April 29, after days of delay, Lee finally held a briefing on his platform at Hong Kong’s Convention and Exhibition Center. But while claiming to value freedom of the press, at least five media outlets, including The Epoch Times, The Reporter, Sound of Hope, NTD TV, and Getty Images, were refused admittance to the briefing.
