Hong Kong should consider postponing chief executive election to prioritise Covid-19 fight, pro-Beijing heavyweight, advisers say

A pro-Beijing heavyweight and three advisers to Hong Kong’s leader have called for the city’s chief executive race to be postponed in light of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warning that the fight against the worsening coronavirus outbreak should be the “overriding priority” of local officials.Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong’s sole delegate to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, told the Post on Thursday that there was a need to make “adjustments” to the coming chief executive race,…

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