Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference to discuss sweeping emergency laws on October 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference to discuss sweeping emergency laws on October 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Regina Ip
Opinion

Opinion

Regina Ip

The administration that changed Hong Kong forever

  • The violent protests over Carrie Lam’s ill-fated fugitive offenders bill, and Beijing’s subsequent measures to assert its overall jurisdiction have caused a sea change in Hong Kong
  • The next chief executive bears the twin responsibilities of safeguarding national security and reviving global linkages and dynamism to recharge Hong Kong

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference to discuss sweeping emergency laws on October 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference to discuss sweeping emergency laws on October 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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