HK’s security chief promoted to No. 2 job amid US sanctions call
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Moves seen as a tightening of China’s grip on the territory amid calls in the US for more sanctions over Apple Daily.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has reshuffled her cabinet, naming Secretary of Security John Lee as chief secretary – the number two job in government – and police chief Chris Tang as Lee’s replacement, in a move seen as a tightening of China’s grip on the territory amid calls for more sanctions from the US in the wake of the crackdown on the pro-democracy Apple Daily. In a news conference on Friday, Lam also announced that the Deputy Police Commissioner, Raymond Siu, would become the city’s new police chief. Lee’s appointment as chief secretary marks the first time that a former police officer has taken on a top administrative position in the territory. H
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