HAILING THE CHIEF This photo illustration shows pages from two pro-Beijing newspapers in Hong Kong filled with advertisements from leading companies and business figures praising the selection of John Lee as the city’s incoming chief executive on Monday, May 9, 2022. AFP PHOTO
HONG KONG: Western multinational corporations and local tycoons published newspaper advertisements on Monday congratulating John Lee on becoming Hong Kong's next leader, following a selection process condemned by critics as anti-democratic.