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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reaches out to city’s districts to ‘feel people’s pulse’ and promise better livelihood options
- Lam visits Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tai Wai to talk to residents and inspect the damage to a police station vandalised by protesters
- Some welcome her impromptu move; others denounce it as a publicity stunt, saying she kept her schedule private to avoid demonstrations
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Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Wednesday visited three suburban districts to talk to residents and inspect the damage at a police station – reaching out to a neighbourhood for the first time since her administration plunged into a political crisis with protests over the now-abandoned extradition bill.
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In a press release issued after the visit, she pledged to roll out more measures to improve people’s livelihood in her upcoming policy speech in October.
Without any prior notice, Lam was seen in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tai Wai on Wednesday afternoon. Her move was met with mixed responses – some welcomed the attempt to reach out, while others called it a publicity stunt.
Images circulated online showed Lam talking to business operators and shoppers in Tai Wai Market. She also set foot in a park in Tin Shui Wai.
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Her unexpected public appearance with health minister Sophia Chan Siu-chee was not officially confirmed until her office published a press release in the evening.
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