HK leader refuses more concessions ahead of Beijing visit
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she will give a ‘full account’ of what happened in the city during her regular visit to Beijing. – EPA pic, December 10, 2019.
HONG Kong leader Carrie Lam today ruled out further concessions to the city’s pro-democracy movement ahead of her weekend visit to Beijing, despite a landslide election defeat for the government and a peaceful mass march. The movement, which marked its six month anniversary on Monday, was initially sparked by a now-abandoned attempt to allow extraditions to mainland China but has since morphed into a popular revolt against Beijing’s rule.
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