short version - she was appointed by Beijing. longer version - she was elected by an electoral college carefully constructed to be pro-Beijing whilst superfici

short version - she was appointed by Beijing. longer version - she was elected by an electoral college carefully constructed to be pro-Beijing whilst superficially appearing representative. Votes must be publicly declared beforehand so Beijing can apply pressure. Every single chief exec election has been a mess democratically speaking with extensive controversies, pressure from Beijing, veiled and not so veiled threats or talk of finding the trouble makers.