Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lashed out at U.S. officials who have visited the city in recent days, in a press conference on Oct. 14—the day before she will give her annual policy address.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), while speaking to the media in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, stated “Hong Kong is in danger of sliding towards a police state and that representative government in Hong Kong is at risk,” according to local media RTHK. He added that the one country two systems model was also at risk.