Carrie Lam elected Hong Kong's new chief executive
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's former deputy chief and Beijing's choice, elected as city's new leader, Chinese media report.Hong Kong's electoral committee has chosen Beijing-backed Carrie Lam as the city's next chief executive. Lam won with 772 votes, the South China Morning Post reported citing an unofficial count. A total of 1,194 electors cast their votes on Sunday. Hong Kong's small-circle electoral system has come under criticism as unrepresentative of its 7.3 million residents. Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown, reporting from Hong Kong , said Beijing would be pleased with the result.
