The newly appointed Chief Executive of Hong Kong, John Lee Ka-chiu attended his first Legislative Council Q&A session on July 6, 2022. When Lee was asked by Chan Siu-hung, a member of the Legislative Council, about how the new government should deal with “foreign forces smears,” Lee said Hong Kong is “a man of virtue” and there are a lot of  “men of meanness” around the world, he said he would utilize whatever platform is available and send officials abroad to tell the amazing stories of Hong Kong to the rest of the world. 
‘Lee Attempts to Whitewash Negative Image’  
Wong Wai-kwok, former assistant professor of Politics and International Relations Department at the Baptist University of Hong Kong, believed that Lee was showing signs of incompetence and weakness in his response, “Lee said he would solve one problem a day since he took office. However, it’s more fitting to say he is making one joke a day.”…