カテゴリー: Carrie Lam
Last week’s conviction of dissidents came in the biggest case since introduction of a new national security lawThe verdict wasn’t surprising but outside room no 2 of the West Kowloon courthouse, people still wept. The panel of Hong Kong national securi…
Sentences of nearly seven years handed down over 2019 action that was pivotal moment in uprising against Chinese ruleA Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the…
Fears grow that elevation of John Lee signals Beijing’s tough policy on Hong Kong is set to continueThe European Union has condemned the appointment of Hong Kong’s former security tsar, who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, …
Tenure of woman who rose through ranks to become governor marked by controversies and scandalsCarrie Lam came to office pledging to unite Hong Kong, but she will leave accused of being a divisive leader of a politically turbulent city.Lam entered Hong …
Chief executive to leave office at end of June after five years marked by upheavals of anti-government protestsHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, who has governed the Chinese region since 2017, has announced she will not seek a second five-year term of of…
Construction crews from mainland China will help build isolation units, Carrie Lam said See all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong reported 15 coronavirus deaths and more than 6,000 confirmed cases for a second day in a surge the Chinese territory’s lea…
Chief executive addresses first legislative sitting since pro-Beijing sweep in ‘patriots only’ election Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to introduce a swathe of new security laws for the city, in an address opening the first legislative sitting since the …
Chief executive expresses ‘deep disappointment’ that bureaucrats ignored government adviceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDozens of senior officials and legislators in Hong Kong have been sent into a 21-day quarantine after …
Carrie Lam rejects criticism over the lack of opposition figures in the election committee, saying ‘non-patriots’ may undermine Hong KongHong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has defended the weekend’s election of a powerful committee to appoint sen…
Carrie Lam denies there is deliberate policy to separate children from parents as US consulate says it will raise issue ‘at highest level’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has responded to conce…
Adoption of mainland China policy sparks concern other countries will be unable to offer protection to passport holdersHongkongers with dual nationality are not entitled to foreign consular assistance, the city’s leader has said, confirming warnings by…
Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she keeps “piles of cash” at home because she has no bank account after the United States imposed sanctions o…
Chief executive says in annual address the city’s problems driven by ‘external forces’ and pandemicHong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has defended the crackdown on opposition by her government and Beijing, and praised the widely criticised nation…
Citizens urged to report suspected breaches of controversial security lawHong Kong police have received more than 2,500 tip-offs since the launch of a hotline for people to report suspected breaches of the city’s sweeping national security law.The mult…
Carrie Lam to consult Beijing in attempt to protect city’s status as international finance hubHong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has postponed a key annual policy address scheduled for Wednesday, claiming she must consult Beijing on some of her p…