Xi Jinping pledges full support for Hong Kong’s John Lee to reform economy

Xi Jinping pledges full support for Hong Kong’s John Lee to reform economy

[South China Morning Post] - 12/13/2024

Lee later says he briefed the president on the city’s budget deficit, pledging to spend three to five years to balance the books with ‘a series of strategies’.



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