Vincent Yu | Getty Images News Getty Images Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam will not run for a second term, she told a news conference Monday. “This is not a question of evaluating my performance or the performance of the Hong Kong SAR government in this term. This is a matter of my personal desire and ambition,” Lam said when asked why she would not run. for the upcoming election of a CEO. She said her decision was based “entirely” on her family reasons. “I have said this to the central popular government and they have expressed understanding,” he said. “So I take this first opportunity to inform the public through the media that I will not run for mayor in the upcoming elections,” he added. Local media quoted anonymous sources as saying that Hong Kong Secretary-General John Lee was about to resign to run for CEO, but Lam declined to comment on any possible candidates in the next election. This is a story that unfolds. Check again for updates.