YouTube logo. File photoBEJING, Apr 20Video hosting YouTube on Wednesday removed the campaign channel of John Lee, the only candidate to apply for the upcoming election of Hong Kong Chief Executive, the South China Morning Post reported. 
The RKN demanded to restore access to the YouTube channels of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company «Video hosting YouTube removed the election channel of the only candidate for the post of chief executive of Hong Kong, John Lee, citing the need to comply with US sanctions imposed on the former official,» writes the publication. In response to YouTube's actions, John Li, quoted by the newspaper, said he was «disappointed» but stressed that the move would not affect his campaign, adding that he would do his best to communicate with the public through other channels. John Lee noted that the sanctions imposed on him by the US government are unreasonable, aimed at putting pressure on the politician. John Lee, who previously served as secretary of security, has been under US sanctions since 2020 for participating in the implementation of the introduced previously adopted by the Chinese authorities the National Security Protection Law. The Chinese authorities previously enacted the Hong Kong National Security Protection Law, which came into force on June 30, 2020. The law specifies punishments for four types of crimes committed in Hong Kong, including secessionist activities, attempts to undermine state power, terrorist activities, colluding with foreign states or forces located abroad in order to endanger national security. May 8 The nomination period was set from April 3 to April 16, however, due to the fact that April 15 and 16 were public holidays, the acceptance of applications ended on the evening of April 14. The current head of the administration of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, previously stated that she did not intend to nominate her candidacy for second term. The head of the administration of Hong Kong is elected for five years by an electoral college and approved by the central people's government of China. The electoral college has 1,500 members and includes representatives of industrial, banking, professional, religious circles, as well as members of parliament and local organizations. The election of the head of administration will be held by anonymous voting, each elector has one vote. To win, a candidate must receive more than half of the votes of all electors.
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