Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, postponed the 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council election for a year in an unprecedented move, executing the decision through Hong Kong Emergency Law.

In a statement issued on June 23 evening, the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) pointed out that the provision to grant Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the power to “designate a judge or a group of judges to try a particular type of criminal offense” would

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong, June 15, 2019.

HONG KONG—Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce later on Wednesday the formal withdrawal of a proposed extradition bill that sparked three months of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unnamed

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has refused to openly address protesters’ demands in her weekly press conference despite the opposition’s landslide victory in the city's local district council elections days earlier.

The LegCo elections, initially scheduled for Sept. 6, 2020, were eventually postponed by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, who at that time cited the local surge in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections, which causes the disease COVID-19.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has this week sought to ease fears of international business groups in the city and written notes to concerned U.S. senators.

While Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has ordered the suspension of the high-speed rail service between the city and mainland China from midnight on Jan. 30 and all cross-border ferry services, the unions said it was not enough.

On Dec. 1, marking 100 days of their detention, 155 officials from 18 countries sent an open letter to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, urging her to ensure the Hongkongers’ “basic decency and human rights,” including their return to Hong Kong, access

Since March 2019, protestors had been demanding that Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam withdraw a controversial extradition bill that would allow Hongkongers to be extradited to mainland China.

Hao, who was accompanied by a group of SOE executives, also met with Carrie Lam, the city's chief executive.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam last week dismissed a border closure as inappropriate and impractical. Hong Kong has so far confirmed eight cases of people infected with the virus. Epoch Times staff contributed to this article.

On Saturday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a meeting with health officials before declaring a state of emergency and shuttered all schools in the city. All primary and secondary schools will be shuttered for two weeks.

In an Oct. 14 report to Congress, mandated by the Hong Kong Autonomy Act that was signed into law in July by President Donald Trump, the department identified 10 individuals, including Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, whose actions have “undermined freedoms

In August alone, the Trump administration has sanctioned Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and 10 other officials for undermining the city’s autonomy and freedoms; banned the Chinese social media applications TikTok and WeChat; signed an executive order aimed

The poll also showed support for the protest movement fading even as most people continued to voice support for its key demands, including universal suffrage and the resignation of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam.

President Donald Trump on Aug. 7 sanctioned Carrie Lam, the leader of Hong Kong, and 10 other officials for undermining the city's autonomy.

The report stated that Taiwan would pay attention to the CCP’s involvement in next year’s election because the polls show that over 70 percent of Hong Kong citizens lost confidence in the current chief, Carrie Lam.

On June 14, outgoing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that she still would make every effort to create favorable conditions for Xi’s visit to Hong Kong. 

The latter charges were dropped after the former Mississauga, Ont., resident turned himself in earlier this year, following nearly two years on the lam. The theft charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

CHRF has five demands, one of which is for the Hong Kong government to withdraw the bill completely, and the other is for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to resign. “Carrie Lam has yet to respond to the five demands from civil society.

(Xu Xiuhui/The Epoch Times) A row of portraits with black frames was also displayed to appear like a mourning hall, including images of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, and Hong Kong's acting chief executive and former head of

Despite the mass protests, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam at a press conference on Wednesday argued that the new law "has perfected" the framework of "one country, two systems," and branded it a turning point to bring order back to the region.

“That means, Carrie Lam can resort to all means to suppress the ‘Color Revolution,’ including extreme measures.” Ching said.

The city’s leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that one of the flights will arrive at Haneda Airport on Wednesday. There are about 352 Hongkongers on the cruise ship.

The city's chief executive Carrie Lam said at a press briefing on Jan. 23, "The government will use this restriction with mandatory testing order when necessary."

She urged Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to pay attention to her case as public safety in the city seems to be deteriorating.

(Tyrone Siu/Reuters) In an unprecedented move, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, announced earlier on Friday that the 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council election has been postponed for a year, citing a local surge in CCP (Chinese Communist Party

Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has suspended the extradition bill, that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial, after some of the largest and most violent protests in decades, but she has stopped short of protesters' demands

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she was “pleased” with the election results.