John Lee, the second-highest-ranking official in Hong Kong, is expected to step down in the run-up to the election of a new governor, TVB reported, citing an unknown source.
Lee, 64, was a security official during the often violent pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019.
The head of the Hong Kong government, Kari Lam, had not stated whether he would run for a second five-year term in the May 8 elections.
She announced earlier today that she will not be running for a second term in office in Hong Kong. According to Lam, her family is a top priority for her, while she has not yet made decisions about her future plans.
The election was postponed as it was originally scheduled for March 27 so that the government would have enough time to manage the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than one million people out of the 7.4 million population of the former British colony.
Since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997, it has had four governors who have sought to balance the vision for democracy of some of the city’s citizens with the vision of the ruling Communist Party of China.
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