Hong Kong's leader-elect Carrie Lam says first task is to reduce social tensions

Carrie Lam waves after she won the election for Hong Kong's Chief Executive in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Carrie Lam, who won an election to become Hong Kong's first female chief executive on Sunday, said afterwards that her first job is to reduce social tensions.

She was chosen from among several candidates by a 1,200-person "election committee" stacked with pro-Beijing and pro-establishment loyalists.