The Hong Kong city skyline. Picture: 123RF/SEAN PAVONE
The 65-year-old is the first person to announce their candidacy ahead of the election on March 27. Chief executive Lam, who has presided over some of Hong Kong’s most tumultuous periods in history, is due to end her term in June. In a YouTube video, Sin said his internet supporters convinced him to change his mind on not getting involved in politics. “Under the new election system, I believe every capable and reliable patriot can join the new chief executive election,” Sin said. “I believe that I have the ability to win.”
Hong Kong-born Sin has his own YouTube channel with 155,000 subscribers and he posts every few days on topics ranging from politics to the Beijing Olympics. In 2021, one of his shows focused on what he called “Western hypocrisy” on Hong Kong.
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