Commentary Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam read her policy address on Nov. 25—30,000 words of nonsense. But two things stood out: one is how she distorted the “one country, two systems” framework and betrayed the people of Hong Kong; and the other is how she collaborates with the Chinese regime and plans to transfer […]

Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam said on Saturday that she gave up the title of Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University, after receiving a letter from the college asking her to answer questions regarding human rights and freedom of the press in Hong Kong. The fellowship title has been crossed out from […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam refused to comment on the status of the Chinese Communist Party’s proposed national security law for her city during her weekly press conference on June 30, despite local media reporting that the law has been passed in Beijing. Lam said that it was inappropriate for her to comment on the […]

HONG KONG—Hundreds of protesters gathered in shopping malls across Hong Kong on May 13, flouting coronavirus-related social distancing rules to mock unpopular Chief Executive Carrie Lam on her birthday. Police, both in riot gear and plainclothes, entered some of the malls and at least one arrest was made after officers pushed back a crowd using pepper spray. Most shops […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced the additional closure of four border crossing points with China, bringing the total number of closed crossings to 10. The four crossings, to be shut down at midnight today, are Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, Huanggang, and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal. The remaining three open crossings are […]

A source close to high-ranking Chinese officials said that Communist Party leader Xi Jinping was dumbstruck by the landslide victory of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp during the city’s district elections. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam was confident that the pro-Beijing camp would “definitely win,” thus allowing for the elections to be held as scheduled. […]

In the span of a few days, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam received support for her handling of the months-long unrest in the city from another top Chinese official. Han Zheng, the Communist regime’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs and the vice premier, met with Lam in Beijing in the morning on Nov. 6. […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Shanghai on Nov. 4, with Chinese state media reporting that Xi affirmed her administration’s performance during the nearly six months of mass protests in Hong Kong. This is the first time Xi has met with Lam since Hongkongers began the city’s largest-ever […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she has much in power in the city thanks to backing from Beijing, reiterating her support to local police to curb the “violent” protests in her weekly press conference on Oct. 29. Last week, the Financial Times citing anonymous insiders reported that Xi Jinping was considering replacing Lam […]

After the Financial Times ran a story about Beijing’s plans to replace Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry vehemently denied the report, calling it “a political rumor.” Meanwhile, the Hong Kong government has refused to publicly comment on the topic, leading many Hongkongers to believe Beijing is indeed planning to let […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said it was too early to say if the ban on facial masks has been effective, in a press conference on Oct. 8, as protests in the embattled city show no signs of slowing down. “It is too early to say that the anti-mask is not effective,” Lam said, before […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, flanked by a dozen of ministers in her government, announced she has exercised a local emergency law to ban masks in the vexed city. Lam told a press conference that the decision was made after a special meeting the morning on Oct. 4. She explained that the decision to exercise […]

HONG KONG—Hong Kong residents turned on leader Carrie Lam on Sept. 26, criticizing her for curbing electoral freedoms as she began the first “open dialogue” session with the public in a bid to end more than three months of sometimes violent protests. Lam nodded attentively in the town hall-like gathering as speaker-after-speaker accused her administration […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has reiterated her support for local police in her latest public appearance, while adding that her dialogue sessions with the community begin next week. In a press conference on Sept. 17, Lam said that accusations that Hong Kong police were targeting young pro-democracy protesters for arrest was “unfounded and unfair.” […]

HONG KONG—This is a transcript of a talk given in late August by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to a group of businesspeople in the city. The transcript is taken from an audio recording of Lam’s remarks that was obtained by Reuters. People who attended the talk say she spoke for about a half […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sided with Beijing’s longstanding rhetoric against the United States on Sept. 10, when she called the U.S. Congress a “foreign” influence trying to interfere with the city’s internal affairs. “It’s extremely inappropriate for foreign parliaments to interfere in HKSAR [Hong Kong Special Administrative Region] internal affairs in any way, and […]

A leaked recording of a closed-door speech by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit the headlines worldwide on Sept. 2. Lam gave a 30-minute talk to a group of business people, in which she said that, if she had a choice she would apologize and resign. She also shared Beijing’s views and decisions in regards […]

HONG KONG—This is a transcript of a talk given last week by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to a group of businesspeople in the city. The transcript is taken from an audio recording of Lam’s remarks that was obtained by Reuters. People who attended the talk say she spoke for about a half hour. The recording, […]

A day after police escalated their tactics while clearing out protesters from the streets—including by firing a warning shot in the air and deploying water cannons—the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong’s legislature called out city leader Carrie Lam for dragging her feet and failing to resolve the crisis. Civic Party lawmaker Kwok Ka-ki, at a […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to Facebook on Aug. 24 to seek protesters’ cooperation for dialogue to resolve the ongoing crisis that has gripped the city since June. However, her online post was soon flooded with thousands of responses rebuking her delayed efforts. Lam wrote that she had invited a group of people to […]

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a press conference on Aug. 20, promising to establish a platform for dialogue about the ongoing extradition bill crisis. However, her remark was quickly rebuked by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the main opposition group behind the Hong Kong protests. “We will immediately start the work to […]

In a raucous press conference in the morning on Aug. 13, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was criticized by a reporter for evading a question about the withdrawal of the now-suspended extradition bill. “In terms of withdrawing the bill, using this specific term, which the protesters have called for, do you as Hong Kong’s leader […]

In Hong Kong, a general strike and seven different rallies are moving ahead as scheduled on Aug. 5 despite a warning by the Chief Executive Carrie Lam that protesters were taking the city down a “path of no return.” The strike and rallies are part of an ongoing protest in the city against a now-suspended […]

As protests in Hong Kong continue over a controversial extradition bill, there has been much speculation over embattled leader Carrie Lam’s grip on power—particularly as to whether her backers in Beijing still trust her. According to a July 14 article in the Financial Times, Lam has offered to resign, but Beijing is rejected her offer. […]

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam continued to stir bad sentiment toward her government following a press conference on the morning of July 9, during which she said the government’s controversial extradition bill is “dead.” In response to Lam’s comments, the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), which organized the three marches in the last month attended […]

News Commentary Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam met with groups including school principals, higher education leaders, and religious leaders on Jun 16 to seek forgiveness. Lam was very emotional during the meetings and burst into tears twice. The first time was after she met with the school principals. Lam was said to burst into […]

UPDATE: June 18, 5:48 p.m. HKT Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam made no mention of any withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill during a press conference that ended around 5 p.m. local time in Hong Kong on June 18. When asked if she would step down, Lam said she was committed to finishing the remaining […]

Opponents of the controversial extradition bill that sparked mass protests in Hong Kong have called for the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to scrap the bill entirely and resign, after she announced the proposed legislation would be suspended indefinitely on June 15. Lam, in a news conference, said the bill would be halted with no […]

It was June 12 when Hong Kong police started attacking demonstrators with batons, rubber bullets, and beanbags. Many are wondering why the Hong Kong government is in such a rush to push the extradition bill that it would resort to violence to suppress protesters? People are wondering what will happen next in Hong Kong? Simon […]

With characters like Mr. 4PM and Mr. Rubbish Bin, who can possibly dislike the Hong Kong government?