Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she will stay on as leader to solve the city’s political crisis. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong protests: Carrie Lam insists she never offered to resign, denies Beijing is stopping her from quitting

City leader says it is her decision to remain in post so she can tackle protest crisis
In leaked recording, chief executive appears to tell closed-door meeting she would step down if she had the choice

Topic | Hong Kong protests

Tony Cheung

Published: 10:51am, 3 Sep, 2019

Updated: 12:35am, 4 Sep, 2019

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she will stay on as leader to solve the city’s political crisis. Photo: Nora Tam

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Tony Cheung

Tony Cheung became a political journalist in 2007. He joined the Post in 2012 and now leads the Hong Kong-mainland relations team on the Hong Kong desk. Tony also writes about the economy, and reports from mainland China, the United States, Germany and Britain.