Hong Kong's former No. 2 becomes sole candidate in leadership race

The Hong Kong government's former No. 2, John Lee, has been confirmed as the sole candidate running in the city's leadership election slated for May 8 as the government on Thursday closed candidacy applications and received only Lee's bid.The chief executive election would be a confidence vote on Lee, a security hard-liner and the only candidate favored by Beijing. But he is seen as sure to be elected given his majority support in the Election Committee that will vote for the leader.In the 1,454-member committee mainly consisting of pro-Beijing members, Lee reportedly received 786 nominatio…READ FULL ARTICLE