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Hong Kong's New Leader?
The incoming Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, on the challenges of her new role
The BBC's China Editor, Carrie Gracie talks to the incoming Chief Executive of Hong Kong as the former British colony prepares to mark 20 years since the handover of rule to mainland china. Carrie Lam takes on this role amid calls from some activists for independence from China. Her predecessors in the job have often been accused by opponents of being Beijing's puppet. Can she escape the charge?
(Photo: Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election. Credit: Getty Images)
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