Chief Executive CarrieLam said at a press conference on Aug. 17 that Beijing plans to extend the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law to the financial hub, writing it into an annex of the Basic Law.
A group of British lawmakers have urged the UK government to impose sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive CarrieLam and other senior officials for permitting the police to use excessive violence on pro-democracy protesters.
Hong Kong leader CarrieLam said to reporters that the government was still assessing whether a lockdown will be implemented to prevent residents from leaving their homes during the upcoming mass-testing exercise.
After the July 1 attack, some people went to the scene of the stabbing to lay flowers, drawing condemnation from authorities, including city leader CarrieLam.
While details of the testing remain vague, Hong Kong Chief Executive CarrieLam has said people will not be able to isolate at home if they test positive and must go to government centers.
Beijing “fully acknowledged” the work conducted by Hong Kong leader CarrieLam, Xi said on Wednesday as the pair met in Beijing, according to a statement released by Hong Kong authorities.
Hong Kong leader CarrieLam shows no sign of retreating from the "zero-COVID" stance, saying Thursday that fighting the pandemic is her "paramount task" and the city would "not be distracted by other things."
The very pragmatic Hong Kong people have sped up their emigration plans, as there are concerns that the new Hong Kong Chief Executive’s administration under John Lee Ka-chiu will be worse than it was under his predecessor CarrieLam.
So is one of six judges chosen by Hong Kong leader CarrieLam to handle national security cases. Lam is granted this power, as the city’s chief executive, under the national security law.
But four months later, a controversial anti-mask law was put in place by Hong Kong leader CarrieLam, which would result in protesters being found guilty of covering up their face in an unlawful assembly or public gathering of more than 50 people.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CarrieLam denied on Aug. 31 claims that the government is suppressing civil society, but said that it's upholding national security. Yet, the HKCTU was one of several opposition groups targeted by local authorities.
That includes Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung, former Chief Executive CarrieLam, and former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. If this measure was applied in Hong Kong, officials would likely resign instead of shedding their overseas assets.
Hong Kong leader CarrieLam said on July 4 "ideologies" posed risks to national security and urged parents, teachers and religious leaders to observe the behavior of teenagers and report those who break the law to the authorities.
With former Chief Executive (CE) CarrieLam gone, and now former police and hardliner John Lee taking over the helm as CE who just follow Beijing orders, this sense of hopelessness was unimaginable years before.
"What about those who are taking actions in Hong Kong, including potentially CarrieLam, who has overseen the destruction of human rights there by overseeing the abandonment of 'one country, two systems'?"
Hong Kong Chief Executive CarrieLam $946,938
3. US President Donald Trump $614,175
4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel $568,132
5. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison $549,250
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The elections were originally scheduled for Sept. 6, 2020, but were postponed by Hong Kong leader CarrieLam, who at the time cited the local surge in COVID-19 infections.
Some urged Washington to penalize the city’s embattled leader, CarrieLam, over the government’s handling of the crisis.
A protester held a placard saying “Thank You Mr. Trump, Sanction #1 CarrieLam.”
On Jan. 5, 2021, former Chief Executive CarrieLam Cheng Yuet-ngor claimed that data was obtained through registry searches and then shared on social media, causing potential danger and harm to registrants.
Executive Leadership of Hong Kong Government Expected to Be Replaced
The establishment of the Civil Service College was proposed by Chief Executive CarrieLam in her 2017 Policy Address and the college was set up in December in 2021.
On March 30, Hong Kong leader CarrieLam admitted that the global financial hub was seeing a “brain drain” due to the stringent COVID-19 rules, Reuters reported.
Hong Kong leader CarrieLam, asked whether commemorating the victims of Tiananmen would violate the new security law, said this week it was important to show respect to the Party.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CarrieLam on the evening of Jan. 27, shortened the city’s notoriously strict 21-day quarantine for travelers to 14 days, extended the use of a vaccine pass for entry to restaurants and entertainment venues, and announced mandatory