Chief Executive-elect of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (middle) and Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, Sir David Akers-Jones (right) at a South China Morning Post forum, the "Celebrating Hong Kong's Coming of Age" forum at the Conrad Hotel in Ad [Getty Images]

Chief Executive-elect of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (middle) and Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, Sir David Akers-Jones (right) at a South China Morning Post forum, the "Celebrating Hong Kong's Coming of Age" forum at the Conrad Hotel in Admiralty. 12JUN17 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng (Photo by K. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images) — see more

Chief Executive-elect of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (middle) and Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, Sir David Akers-Jones (right) at a South China Morning Post forum, the "Celebrating Hong Kong's Coming of Age" forum at the Conrad Hotel in Admiralty. 12JUN17 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng (Photo by K. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)