Veteran lawmaker Starry Lee elected as president of Hong Kong legislature

Veteran pro-Beijing lawmaker Starry Lee has been elected as the president of the Legislative Council (LegCo), defeating finance sector lawmaker Ronick Chan. Of the 90 sitting lawmakers, 89 cast their votes behind closed doors on Thursday, with one legislator absent and not casting a ballot. In the tightly run race, Lee won 47 votes, while […]