Carrie Lam and her colleagues countered by pointing to the law on the books, and the reality of Hong Kong being a part of the People's Republic of China--where the Communist Party calls the shots.

The Support Our Police petition was passed to Hong Kong's chief secretary, Carrie Lam. Lam and Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, both hugely unpopular with the pro-democracy crowd because of their pro-Beijing stance, signed the petition.

They decided to form the group on Oct. 9, after Hong Kong's chief secretary for administration Carrie Lam abruptly cancelled the talks with protesters scheduled for Oct. 10, blaming the student leaders for undermining the talks. 

And many people believe that the police are now not answerable to the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, but to the public security in Beijing, so they are in control.

Ng added that the promising next chief executive candidates would be Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah and Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, the No. 2 government official, said in opening remarks that "having a vote in your hand is better than none."

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, the city's No. 2 official, opened the consultation with a speech in the territory's Legislative Council. 24 lawmakers aligned with the pro-democracy movement calling for free elections immediately raised yellow umbrellas —

Lam are charged with unlawfully exporting and attempting to export goods to Iran and conspiracy to engage in international money laundering, each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, according to the DOJ.

They also called repeatedly for hugely unpopular Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying to step down, along with other top officials like police commissioner Andy Tsang and Chief Secretary Carrie Lam.

Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam told lawmakers just before the vote that she was "sad and disappointed" knowing that the proposal would be defeated. "I don't know when democratization can be taken forward," she said.

Lam Cheng, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen, and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam.

"As Carrie Lam said before the conclusion of our last meeting: 'Hong Kong's problems can't necessarily be resolved by Hong Kong.'

The following day, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam announced that the Hong Kong government are hardening their stance towards the students and won't have another dialogue with them.

On Tuesday, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said that the Hong Kong government have hardened their stance, and won't hold any more talks with the student-led protesters.

Hong Kong's second-highest ranking government official, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, stepped up pleas for protesters to leave the site, warning people not to heed student leaders' calls to return to the scene.

Carrie Lam, the chief secretary, and staff, met with five representatives from the Hong Kong Federation of Students.

The students don't feel he can play any useful role in discussions, and maybe Carrie Lam will do a better job as chief executive in resolving things."

HONG KONG—Leung Chun-ying, the chief executive of Hong Kong, held a long awaited press conference late into the night Thursday, making clear that he had no intention of stepping down, but conceded that a representative from his office—Carrie Lam, the

Indeed, students seem intent upon amping up the pressure on Hong Kong leaders, particularly after remarks by Carrie Lam, the chief secretary, on Thursday, who said that protesters seemed to be losing their will to protest.

Following the violence, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, which is spearheading the protests in Admiralty and Central, the government and financial districts respectively, said that it intends to pause the talks planned with Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's

(Hannah Cai/Epoch Times)   Cancelled Talks Hong Kong's second-in-command, Carrie Lam, was scheduled to meet with student groups on Friday for negotiations, but she called off the meeting on Thursday evening.

The city government's second-highest official, Carrie Lam, said on Wednesday that she is open to talks with the students, but the chances of a breakthrough are slim given the wide differences between the two sides.

Talks between the protesters and the Hong Kong government that had been scheduled for Oct. 10, were cancelled on Oct. 9 by Leung's second-in-command, Carrie Lam, who claimed the student leaders had "seriously undermined" the talks.

"I truly regret that we will not be able to have a meeting tomorrow which will produce any constructive outcome," said Chief Secretary Carrie Lam.

Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's second-in-charge, and some deputies, will meet with no more than five of the students at a location yet to be determined.

He ruled that 11 articles published under the defendants’ leadership carried seditious intent, including commentaries written by activist Nathan Law and veteran journalists Allan Au and Chan Pui-man.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam commented that Rao's denials were the final words on political reform, causing a wave of protests.

A series of decisions by the Hong Kong government has aggravated students and Hongkongers over the last three weeks, most recently with the announcement by Carrie Lam, the chief secretary, or head of the civil service, that the planned talks were off.

Mong Kok peaceful; police patrol nathan road; protesters water plants on divider as watering trucks can't get through pic.twitter.com/Qjd55FLPVg — Benjamin (@Garvey_B) October 21, 2014 01:18 HKT [13:18 EDT] Carrie Lam agrees to disagree with protesters