Hong Kong's No. 2 Lee resigns, announces bid for leadership election

Hong Kong government's No. 2, Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee, tendered his resignation Wednesday and announced his intention to run in the city's leadership election slated for May 8.Lee, who had directed the police response to large-scale protests during the 2019 anti-government movement as the top security official, told reporters that he would stand for the chief executive election once Beijing approves his resignation."Having been in the government for over 40 years to serve the people of Hong Kong has been a glory," Lee said.Officials of the mainland government told member…READ FULL ARTICLE