Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam last week defended the raid on Stand News, telling reporters that “inciting other people ... could not be condoned under the guise of news reporting.” By Zen Soo

(House of Commons/PA Media) He said the UK “lags behind others,” as it hasn't imposed Magnitsky sanctions on individuals responsible for the abuses in Hong Kong, such as new Hong Kong new leader John Lee and his predecessor Carrie Lam, who have already

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said a second residential block at the Kwai Chung housing complex would be locked down for five days.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has denied that her pro-Beijing government is carrying out a crackdown on civil society, and authorities say all law enforcement actions have been based on evidence and have nothing to do with the political beliefs of those

However, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, postponed the 2020 election using the Emergency Law for a year, citing that “the pandemic situation had been raging.”

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Monday that the government will lift its anti-COVID-19 flight ban on nine countries and shorten the 14 day quarantine period to 7 beginning April 1, after earlier stating that the current measures would be in

It is also designed to dampen the upcoming installation as Kong Kong’s new Chief Executive, John Lee, the pro-Beijing hardliner taking over from current leader Carrie Lam, following the city's chief executive election—in which he was the sole candidate

City leader Carrie Lam expressed her strong dissatisfaction to both the chairman and the CEO of the city's flagship airline, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said at a news conference.

Lee’s candidacy comes after current leader Carrie Lam announced she would not run for a second term, following a rocky five years in power that spanned the COVID-19 pandemic, a clampdown on political freedoms, and Beijing’s rapid and growing control over

The announcement by Chief Executive Carrie Lam came as the southern Chinese city is struggling to contain its worst outbreak with authorities sending mixed signals about testing and lockdowns.

In response, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that her government will follow “the important instruction ... [and] assume the main responsibility to stabilize the epidemic situation early as the overriding mission at present.”

They also demanded universal suffrage to choose the city’s chief executive, a position currently filled by pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam.

At a press conference held after the election, Chief Executive Carrie Lam called it significant, considering that “those who were anti-China and aimed to undermine the security of Hong Kong had made their way into the electoral system.”

Starting Wednesday, Sept. 15, people who haven't been to medium- or high-risk areas on the mainland or Macao can enter the city, capped at 2,000 entries daily, chief executive Carrie Lam said in a news conference.

Carrie Lam, the embattled incumbent leader who has seen her popularity slide, said on Monday she would not seek a second term, citing family considerations.

Leader Carrie Lam said there was a “need” for people to get their hair cut, and then defended beach closures as necessary to prevent gatherings.

HONG KONG—Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm on Tuesday and appealed for the public not to worry over a compulsory mass COVID-19 testing plan.

Leader Carrie Lam said she was "deeply sorry and anxious" as residents, including elderly and children, queued for hours at testing centers and to enter isolation facilities after daily infections doubled to a record 1,161 cases on Wednesday.

HONG KONG—Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite a lack of local outbreaks to better align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and mainland, leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday.

Earlier this month, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam told Bloomberg News that even one COVID-19 death would be a “major concern” for the city.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday a compulsory mass testing scheme was still being considered but the government had not decided on a time frame given the huge scale of the operation, with the focus now on more isolation and temporary care facilities

The Trump administration on Aug. 7 sanctioned Carrie Lam and 10 other Hong Kong and Chinese officials for undermining the city’s autonomy and freedoms.

But this time, Tung was not able to attend the July 1 ceremony and inauguration of the new chief executive, while other former governors of Hong Kong, including recently departed Carrie Lam, were present for both.

The office of the city’s current leader, Carrie Lam, who has announced that she won't seek a second five-year term, confirmed that Lee had submitted his resignation letter, according to a government notice released on April 6.

During the (anti-extradition) movement, then Chief Executive Carrie Lam enacted the "Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation" in October 2019. Mr. Wong criticized her for "adding fuel to the fire."

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong on June 22, 2021.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has since warned of stiffer penalties for those caught feeding the boars. Wild boars eat bread as baits fed by officers from the Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department in Hong Kong on Nov. 17, 2021.

Zhang and then-Chief Executive Carrie Lam were among 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials sanctioned by the United States for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy. Zhang said he was "proud" of this. In June 2022, Mr.

He also called for a series of Chinese officials to be sanctioned, including Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and four Xinjiang officials, as they have been “undermining human rights both in Hong Kong and in China.”

Lam stepping down.