Starry Lee secures Hong Kong Legco presidency after 5-vote margin over Ronick Chan

Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king has been elected president of the Legislative Council, with the body scheduled to hold its first meeting of the new term on Wednesday next week to debate a government motion related to the Tai Po fire. Lee, a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), narrowly defeated finance sector lawmaker Ronick Chan Chun-ying by a margin of five votes on Thursday. The race marked the first time two pro-government...