Chinese President Xi Jinping calls Hong Kong election a success

Carrie Lam declines to comment on whether she will seek re-election

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed Hong Kong's "patriots-only" general election as a success and said that citizens can exercise their democratic rights during a meeting with the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Beijing.

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