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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t seek second term

FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference in Hong Kong, on March, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, on Nov. 23, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam has announced she will not seek second term. Lam made the announcement Monday, April 4, 2022, at a news conference.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, on Nov. 16, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam has announced she will not seek second term. Lam made the announcement Monday, April 4, 2022, at a news conference.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, on Jan. 6, 2022. Hong Kong leader Lam has announced she will not seek second term. Lam made the announcement Monday, April 4, 2022, at a news conference.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) Hong Kong's Chief Secretary John Lee, right, attends a reception, following the flag-raising ceremony for the celebration of China's National Day, in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced she would not seek a second term, local media says that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her. Chief Secretary Lee was the city's head of security during the protests. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong's Chief Secretary John Lee, attends a reception, following the flag-raising ceremony for the celebration of China's National Day, in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced she would not seek a second term, local media says that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her. Chief Secretary Lee was the city's head of security during the protests. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong's Chief Secretary John Lee attends a reception, following the flag-raising ceremony for the celebration of 24th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, July 1, 2021. After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced she would not seek a second term, local media says that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her. Chief Secretary Lee was the city's head of security during the protests. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong's Chief Secretary John Lee, right, and Finance Minister Paul Chan attend a variety show to mark the China's National Day, in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced she would not seek a second term, local media says that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her. Chief Secretary Lee was the city's head of security during the protests. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong's Chief Secretary John Lee attends a reception, following the flag-raising ceremony for the celebration of 24th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, July 1, 2021. After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced she would not seek a second term, local media says that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her. Chief Secretary Lee was the city's head of security during the protests. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Hong Kong leader Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to questions during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporter's questions during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool) FILE - From right, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary for Security Chris Tang and Chief Secretary John Lee attend a news conference in Hong Kong, on June 25, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. Her successor will be picked in May. Hong Kong media say that her No. 2 John Lee is likely to enter the race to succeed her.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on the Hong Kong electoral system reform in Hong Kong, March 30, 2021. Hong Kong leader Lam, who presided over a rocky period in the Chinese territory's relationship with the central government in Beijing, said Monday, April 4, 2022, she will not seek second term. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, said Monday she will not seek a second term. Her successor will be picked in May. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Pool)