During the July 29 press conference, Yang Guang, the Office spokesperson, denounced Hong Kong protesters as “radicals” who “deliberately create violent incidents,” while voicing firm support for the city’s current administration under leader Carrie Lam

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his British and German counterparts, some 11 European Union envoys met Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to formally protest.

as Chief Executive Carrie Lam (not pictured) arrives to deliver her policy address at the Legislative Council (Legco) in Hong Kong on October 10, 2018.

In the same statement CECC points out that Beijing officials sought to interfere with the outcome of the already highly restricted election by pressuring Election Committee members to vote for Carrie Lam.

The point is that Hong Kong people by pushing Carrie Lam around are giving inspiration to people in China that they could do the same thing.

Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao speaks in front of one his satirical illustrations of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, titled 'Is the Bill Dead,' during an event at the Melbourne City conference centre in Australia on September 04, 2019.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in announcing the ban that it was necessary on the grounds of national security, public order and public safety. She has also emphasized that Hong Kong respects electoral freedoms.

Hong Kong's chief executive-elect Carrie Lam in Hong Kong on March 27, a day after Lam won the Hong Kong chief executive election.

He also indicated Beijing's preference for former Chief Secretary Carrie Lam over John Tsang, the former finance secretary and the most popular candidate according to local polls.

(Dale de la Rey/AFP via Getty Images) Anti-Mask Ban Also on Monday, the Hong Kong High Court declared that a mask ban prohibiting citizens from wearing facial masks during public gatherings—which Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam implemented in October—is unconstitutional

The city’s top official, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, has suspended action on the extradition bill but has refused to give in to demands for a full withdrawal.

In light of the protests in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, shelved—but did not kill—the extradition bill. She even issued an apology. That didn't stop protesters from returning to the streets the very next day.

Lam and police chief Stephen Lo denied that police and triads had colluded in orchestrating the Yuen Long attack.

Officials gave no indication of when that would be, and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam canceled a news briefing. Some businesses also closed for the day, and labor strikes and class boycotts were called.

Despite a record turnout on June 9, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, at a press conference held the following day, said the extradition bill would be up for debate before the LegCo on June 12, as scheduled.

All of those involved—the territory’s top official, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the police, lawmakers, the protesters and the rest of Hong Kong—are caught up in tensions stemming from the “one country, two systems” colonial legacy that bequeathed a Western-style

At 4 a.m., when Hong Kong’s top official Carrie Lam held a press conference to address the besieging, The Epoch Times also live-streamed.

A leaked recording of a closed-door speech by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit the headlines worldwide on Sept. 2. Lam gave a 30-minute talk to a group of business people, in which she said that, if she had a choice she would apologize and resign.

State Department said Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, rejected a request last year to surrender a fugitive into the custody of the United States, at China’s behest.

“Carrie Lam [and] HK police should not be puppets for Beijing,” he added. Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) said that the “silencing of pro-democratic voices” would not be tolerated.

Lam, and the government's formal withdrawal of the amendments to the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation that would allow extradition of dissidents of the Chinese communist regime to be trialed in the mainland's

Safeguards Led by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, local officials have limited public consultation on the amendments and are pushing hard for the city's legislative body to pass the changes before it breaks for summer in July, saying long-standing

Parliament members David Alton and Natalie Bennett, as well as former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, have sent a joint letter to Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam urging her to restrain the police force and “seek a meaningful way forward.”

Carrie Lam, the city's chief executive, has said the law would ensure "the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong," with the proposed bill "in line with the (city's) rule of law."

The large banner shown here condemns city leader Carrie Lam and the city’s police force.

Lam, head of Hong Kong’s government; and Fernando Chui, head of Macau’s government, according to an Oct. 23 report by China’s state-run media Xinhua.

(Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images) Government Stern Warnings At 10 a.m. local time, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a press conference whereby she reprimanded protesters for posing a direct challenge to both the “one country, two systems” model

Lam, when shown the footage, said on local television before his arrest that he believed the man in the footage was not him. Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said she was confident the police would investigate the matter fully.

Or Carrie Lam, right, not selected based on a policy of universal suffrage but based on the fact that she was amenable to the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Jekielek: So what do you make of the U.S. diplomat being doxed in Hong Kong? Gen.

The changes stayed in place, however, and Beijing’s favored candidate, Carrie Lam, predictably won. The CCP upped the ante further in 2017 by disavowing the Sino-British Agreement.