News Analysis VATICAN—After two years of consultation, the Holy See announced on May 17 that Pope Francis has selected Jesuit Stephen Chow Sau-yan as the next Bishop of Hong Kong, passing over the individual said to be Beijing’s choice for the position. Chow, 62, a native of Hong Kong, has been the Provincial (or head) of the Jesuit Order in China, along with having been a professor at a number of universities and educational institutions. Chow holds a number of licenses and advanced degrees, including a doctorate of Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University. Speaking with Epoch Times when the nomination was announced, Cardinal Joseph Zen, a former Bishop of Hong Kong, stated, “I do not know him [Bishop elect, Father Chow] very well, but at least the Vatican did not choose the one blessed by Beijing—Father Peter Choy Wai-man. For this alone, it is already a good thing.” …