By Selena Li, Kane Wu and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader John Lee on Wednesday pitched the city’s connection with China in an address to some of the world’s top financial executives, as he strives to rebuild the Chinese territory’s COVID-hit image as a major financial hub. Chief Executive Lee told the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit that the city would continue working towards lifting COVID restrictions. The conference is the biggest corporate event in the city since Hong Kong shut its borders in 2020 and put in place rolling restrictio…