just a few hours ago, john lee was selected by a small circle of pro-beijing election committee of patriots. the next move, he will be sworn in on july the 1st, which is a very significant date. it will mark 25 years since hong kong returned to chinese rule. brazil s luiz inacio da silva is trying to get his old job back. heost his bid for president. he ll face the incumbent when voters go do the polls later this year. in an event charged with nostalgia, former brazil president luiz inacio lula da silva formalizing his candidacy to be the next president of the country. he s already served as president
disease under control. but at the same time, we will allow business to go about. reporter: lee also vowed to boost housing supply and press ahead with article 23, a security measure that was shelved in 2003 after 500,000 people marched against it. with dissent now stifled, protests are not expected to get in the way. the hong kong government you could say is caught in a dilemma. they are supposed to be accountable to the central government. but they re also supposed to be accountable locally. the scentral government is now emphasizing the vertical aspect. this accountability-up. reporter: if everything goes to plan, lee will be sworn in on july the 1st. exactly halfway through 50 years of one country, two systems autonomy beijing promised to hong kong. a law and order candidate poised to ensure law and order in this already changed chinese city.
you can count on fast, effective relief with motrin. we have breaking news from florida where governor ron desantis is preparing to sign the rights and education bill, better known by critics as the don t say gay bill. what do we know about the plans for this legislation? reporter: andrea, we know he has been talking about it for the better part of the last half hour or so. he made it very clear he plans to sign it into law and looks like he s going to do it any moment now. this is something that will go into effect july the 1st, and boiling down this entire bill, it s a controversial bill, something a lot of people have spoken out against and supporters have been very strong in it, too.
after almost four decades, and a bitter debate, south carolina remove the federal flag from the state. house after many years, it began its descent down the flagpole. july the 1st, 2000, the flag was taken off of the dome in columbia. i raised the flag out here on the big pole, to protest the taking down of our heritage flag. it went up in orangeburg that same day. mr. morris called me one day, and said he would like to have that little piece of property where the flag is. that was one last thing he needed to worry about. after that incident in charleston, a change to the flag. the flag was going to be
bursts of rain for many areas, perhaps sunshine for the south east of england, later and the date some showers here and behind it some heavy showers for western scotland and northern ireland. another blustery day but another mild one. that s it from me. a reminder of our top story: the queen is back in windsor castle, and in good spirits , after an overnight stay in hospital on wednesday. that s all from the bbc news at one, so it s goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello, i mjane dougall with your latest sports news. if you remember, last month the fifth match of the test series between england and india s men was controvertially postponed, well in the last hour, it s been re scheduled and will be played from july the 1st at edgbaston next summer.