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Hong Kong delays leadership election amid worst COVID-19 outbreak

Chief Executive Carrie Lam ducks questions about seeking new term

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer
February 18, 2022 21:53 JST

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday that the city will postpone selecting its next leader by two months due to the city's burgeoning COVID-19 crisis.

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