Barely two weeks ago, precisely on Sunday, May 8, John Lee was elected (insert selected) the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong, as the leader of that Island territory of China is called. This was an election where Mr. Lee was the sole candidate and we were told he won over 99 per cent of votes cast by members of the election committee in a secret ballot. But China is not fooling anyone. The caricature by Hong Kong’s largely pro-China election committee was only an elaborate scheme meant to present Beijing’s choice to the world. Mr Lee’s pedigree made him...