By Natalie Wong
The two-week nomination period for Hong Kong’s leadership election began on Sunday with candidates yet to come forward and incumbent Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor refusing to indicate whether she would seek a second term. She said it was “not an appropriate time” to reveal her personal intentions yet, and instead defended her decision to exempt chief executive hopefuls from social-distancing rules so that they could seek votes from the Election Committee that will decide the winner…
