Hong Kong protests: Carrie Lam denies offering to resign
Leader says she wants to remain in job, but doesn’t deny authenticity of leaked audio recording saying otherwise as arrests continue
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam has said that she has never offered to step down, a day after an audio recording emerged of her saying she would quit if she had “a choice”.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Lam did not deny veracity of the audio, but told reporters: “I have never tendered resignation to the central people’s government. I have not even contemplated tendering resignation … The choice of not resigning is my own choice.” She added: “The reason being I believe I can lead my team to come out of this impasse.”
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