Xi Backs Hong Kong Leader After Deadly Fire, Jimmy Lai Verdict
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 2.Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed full support for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, praising his administration’s performance after a year defined by a deadly fire, a financial turnaround and the conviction of the city’s top national security target.During Lee’s annual duty visit to Beijing on Tuesday, Xi said the central government “fully affirms” his work in safeguarding national sovereignty and steering the semi-autonomous financial hub “from order to prosperity.”