I couldn’t agree more with J.C. Clement (“ Hong Kong voters have spoken: Carrie Lam must go ”, November 26). Honestly, Hongkongers have given Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor enough chances to “reflect” on her bad decisions and course correct. But she never did. With her prospective establishment of an independent “review” committee instead of the demanded “inquiry”, she has thoroughly disappointed all Hongkongers. What more is there to review? Half a year of sweat, tears and blood, mixed with fear, anger and frustration, is more than enough to show the utter failure of her governance. The recent devastation of university campuses went far beyond what can be tolerated. I am sickened by the nauseating hypocrisy on display every time Mrs Lam and her officials speak on TV, condemning protesters and trying to justify police actions, but actually condoning use of excessive force. Hongkongers are known as hardworking, but in reality we are almost moulded to be slaves, working ceaselessly to make ends meet. We used to be politically apathetic, but only because we were too busy fighting for our livelihoods, especially in this city with record-high housing prices, poverty and inflation. But Hongkongers are not blind to the suffering of their fellow citizens, especially our youngsters. We watched when the indiscriminate attacks took place on July 21 and August 31 , the unjustified charge on campuses and the blatant assaults on protesters, even those lying motionless on the ground. Faced with matters of pure conscience and morality, we stood up, taking to the streets to support those trapped in Polytechnic University despite another round from the tear gas buffet. Pan-democrats’ mandate is clear: focus on community, stand with protesters Mrs Lam’s hospital visits to injured police offer a sharp contrast to her total disregard for civilians severely injured during the protests. This small gesture has a great symbolic meaning: for her, some lives are more valuable than others. With such selective “empathy”, she is absolutely not qualified to be leader. In her eyes, police are admirable while protesters are wrong, irrational and despicable. She did not denounce the dehumanisation of protesters , and she underestimated the power of the peaceful groups, or simply the strengths of Hongkongers. And by accident, she has reignited our overriding passion for the city, though at the cost of huge losses and sacrifices. If that was her objective, she has achieved it. Helen Lo, Sham Shui Po