HONG KONG -- John Lee's expected appointment Sunday as Hong Kong's next leader sets up the former security chief to inherit an international business hub eager to emerge from pandemic isolation -- demands that must be balanced against Beijing's own COVID-zero strategy.
The 64-year-old Lee has vowed to strengthen Hong Kong's global role and competitiveness, but he has yet to lay out a blueprint for reopening the border with mainland China, or the rest of the world, after he takes office on July 1.
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