Gambling hub Macau chooses Beijing-backed man as leader


  • World
  • Sunday, 25 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Ho Iat Seng, the candidate for Macau chief executive, speaks at a news conference in Macau, China, August 10, 2019. Zhang Wei/CNS via REUTERS

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Chinese territory of Macau elected former legislature head Ho Iat Seng as its leader on Sunday - the sole approved candidate.

Ho, who has deep ties to China, is expected to cement Beijing's control over the special administrative region and distance it from protests in neighbouring Hong Kong.

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