John Lee celebrates after being named as the city's new leader in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. - John Lee, the former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was declared the business hub's new leader on May 8, 2022 by a small committee of Beijing loyalists. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
John Lee (L) and his wife Janet (R) celebrate after Lee was named as the city's new leader in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. - John Lee, the former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was declared the business hub's new leader on May 8, 2022 by a small committee of Beijing loyalists. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
A ballot box is tipped out to start the vote counting during the selection process of the city's next chief executive in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. - John Lee, 64, was expected to be anointed Hong Kong's next chief executive by a small committee on May 8, the culmination of a choreographed, Beijing-blessed race with no other candidates. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Ballots are counted for the selection process of the city's chief executive in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. - John Lee, the former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was declared the business hub's new leader on May 8, 2022 by a small committee of Beijing loyalists. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Election committee members and officials arrive for the selection process of the city's new chief executive in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. - John Lee, 64, is expected to be anointed Hong Kong's next chief executive by a small committee on May 8, the culmination of a choreographed, Beijing-blessed race with no other candidates. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Chan Po-ying (2nd R) of the League of Social Democrats waits as police question two of her colleagues before they hold a protest against the selection process of the city's chief executive in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022. - John Lee, 64, is expected to be anointed Hong Kong's next chief executive by a small committee on May 8, the culmination of a choreographed, Beijing-blessed race with no other candidates. (Photo by DALE DE LA REY / AFP) (Photo by DALE DE LA REY/AFP via Getty Images)