According to a report by the Financial Times, Carrie Lam offered to step down as chief executive but Beijing refused her resignation. Photo: Nora Tam
Carrie Lam’s office categorically denies report she offered to resign as Hong Kong leader
- Director of Chief Executive’s Office Eric Chan says report that Lam offered to step down on several occasions is ‘groundless’
- Rumours about Lam’s resignation have been circulating in the Chinese media and this is not the first time that her office has issued a denial
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Hong Kong extradition law
According to a report by the Financial Times, Carrie Lam offered to step down as chief executive but Beijing refused her resignation. Photo: Nora Tam
More than 100 students, alumni and staff gather at the University of Hong Kong campus, urging the president and vice-chancellor Zhang Xiang to retract a statement they saw as biased against the protest movement. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Emotional Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam opens up to political allies at private dinner while city’s police force braces for another weekend of protests
- Lam spoke candidly to members of Hong Kong Construction Association and made enigmatic remark about whether she would see them again next year
- Protesters gear up for marches in Sheung Shui and Sha Tin as another mass rally outside city’s legislature, called for July 21, will seek Lam’s resignation
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Hong Kong extradition law
More than 100 students, alumni and staff gather at the University of Hong Kong campus, urging the president and vice-chancellor Zhang Xiang to retract a statement they saw as biased against the protest movement. Photo: Jonathan Wong