Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee recruits 150 political, business heavyweights to steer final campaign push


Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu has recruited about 150 political and business heavyweights to steer his campaign in the final stretch of his run for the city’s top job, putting together a team triple the size that advised the current leader during her bid five years ago.

A Post analysis of the list released on Tuesday found at least half of the people on his 148-member team came from the commercial or industrial sectors, 15 were from academic institutions or think tanks and at least 16 were closely affiliated with mainland Chinese companies.

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