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Timeline: The life and career of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, April 4, 2022. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu,File) FILE - A restaurant employee cleans the floor an empty COVID-19 partitioned restaurant as a TV broadcasts Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Hong Kong, Friday, July 31, 2020. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Protesters wear masks depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a protest in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Protesters hold pictures of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a march against the proposed amendments to an extradition law in Hong Kong Sunday, June 9, 2019. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Protesters with placards denouncing Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam march in a rally against the proposed amendments to extradition law in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 9, 2019. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, front, walks past Luo Huining, center, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong during the flag raising ceremony for National Day in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to questions during a press conference in Hong Kong Monday, July 22, 2019. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - China President Xi Jinping, left, shares a light moment with Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam during a visit to Hong Kong's West Kowloon district Thursday, June 29, 2017. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, right, is hugged by her husband Lam Siu-por after declaring her victory in the chief executive election of Hong Kong Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Hong Kong. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) FILE - Hong Kong chief executive candidate, former Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, waves to supporters at an election campaign March 23, 2017, in Hong Kong. Lam announced Monday, April 4, 2022, that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city's chief executive. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Timeline: The life and career of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam