The elections are considered a de facto referendum on the current pro-Beijing city government headed by Carrie Lam.

I think Carrie Lam of the Hong Kong SAR government is no longer able to control herself, because now the CCP Central Committee is directly controlling Hong Kong affairs in Beijing through the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the Liaison

The Hong Kong government issued a press release on June 2, saying that a group of local top officials, including Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng, and Secretary of Security John Lee, will leave for the Chinese city of Shenzhen

It doesn’t hurt that Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, has recently praised the bank and said she would “love” for HSBC to expand its presence in the city—though Lam likely would welcome any business to expand in her city after the recent political

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Carrie Lam shows up to vote for local district councilors in Hong Kong on Nov. 24, 2019.

The territory's leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, granted a demand by protesters on Thursday by withdrawing a proposed extradition law.

EDT 27 Former HK Officials Call On Leader Carrie Lam to Withdraw Extradition Bill The pressure is mounting for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to scrap the controversial extradition bill, also known as the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Monday the legislation will help the territory uphold justice and fulfill its international obligations. She said that safeguards added in May will ensure that the legislation protects human rights.

Carrie Lam says no police inquiry needed they’re investigating themselves. pic.twitter.com/R61BytE6ft — Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) August 11, 2019 Meanwhile, Beijing has sided with the pro-CCP majority local government headed by Carrie Lam

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the measures were not based on political considerations. Police have yet to respond to an application for the vigil to be held in Victoria Park, Lee said, adding that he was not optimistic.

To express their anger over the government’s plans and open China border policy, protesters also stomped on the portraits of several Hong Kong government officials, including Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, health secretary Sophia Chan, and security secretary

They chanted "Liberate Hong Kong" and "Revolution of our times" and called for Hong Kong's Beijing-backed leader, Carrie Lam, to step down, before breaking into groups to discuss the city's political future.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative Party leader, and Chris Bryant, a former Labour minister, both asked, if there was sufficient evidence, if the government would include on the list Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong.

The movement's demands include the resignation of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, democratic elections, and an independent investigation into police use of force.

(Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images) “As an elite raised in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam has now turned into a monster as she carries out the orders to suppress the students who are trying to defend their schools and city,” the lawmakers said.

"Carrie Lam—is she listening? I don't think she is listening." By John Ruwitch

At one market in the prime Causeway Bay shopping district there was a shooting gallery, where visitors could fire foam pellets at cut-out images of Hong Kong's unpopular pro-Beijing leader, Carrie Lam, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on July 1 that the law was “an essential and timely decision for restoring stability in Hong Kong." Pro-democracy protesters march during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020.

They suspect collaboration between the police and mafia thugs and demand an immediate meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

Lam, would appoint judges to hear national security-related cases.

A woman holds a poster of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, against a proposed extradition law, before a candlelight vigil for the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2019.

What started as an angry response to the now suspended extradition bill, has expanded to demands for greater democracy and the resignation of leader Carrie Lam.

Hong Kong will also establish a national security council headed by the chief executive Carrie Lam under Beijing’s guidance, with a Beijing-assigned advisor sitting on the board.

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam, however, addressing the controversy directly for the first time, skirted questions on whether Mallet was being punished for hosting Chan.

(Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday defended the police's recent actions and described the protesters as “rioters” during a press conference as violence escaped.

HONG KONG—Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Sept. 3 she has never asked the Chinese regime to let her resign to end the city's political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends the first community dialogue session in Hong Kong, China on Sept. 26, 2019.

Following the million-strong turnout on June 9, Hong Kong’s top official, Carrie Lam, remained undeterred in pushing the bill forward.

The LegCo elections, initially scheduled for Sept. 6, 2020, were eventually postponed by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, at that time citing the local surge in infection cases caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the novel coronavirus that