09-02-2019, 07:53 PM
** 02-Sep-2019 World View: Carrie Lam's anguish in Hong Kong
As I wrote a month ago, I saw Carrie Lam give a press conference,
almost in tears, saying "this is very dangerous for Hong Kong, the
city we love, the city we built."
On Monday, Carrie Lam was addressing a group of businesspeople in Hong
Kong, and her anguish has clearly turned to anger, mostly at herself
at having failed Hong Kong and its people (and also probably at the
CCP, for forcing her into this situation).
She expressed deep regret by trying to pass the extradition bill that
triggered the protests:
Lam was confirming unconfirmed reports that she had wante to resign
weeks early, but had been blocked from doing so by the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing. Her personal bitterness with her
remarks about how the crisis has affected her daily life:
Lam says that Beijing is running out of options, but said Beijing had
not yet imposed any deadline for ending the crisis ahead of National
Day celebrations scheduled for October 1. And she said China had
“absolutely no plan” to deploy army troops on Hong Kong streets, as
happened in the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.
Beijing is scheduled to hold a press conference on Hong Kong on
Tuesday at 3 am ET (3 pm in Hong Kong). I intend to be sound asleep
at that time, so if anyone else is awake, feel free to post a report
on the press conference.
---- Source:
-- Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would 'quit' if she
could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now 'very limited'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongk...SKCN1VN1DU
(Reuters, 2-Sep-2019)
As I wrote a month ago, I saw Carrie Lam give a press conference,
almost in tears, saying "this is very dangerous for Hong Kong, the
city we love, the city we built."
On Monday, Carrie Lam was addressing a group of businesspeople in Hong
Kong, and her anguish has clearly turned to anger, mostly at herself
at having failed Hong Kong and its people (and also probably at the
CCP, for forcing her into this situation).
She expressed deep regret by trying to pass the extradition bill that
triggered the protests:
Quote: "This is not something instructed, coerced by the
central government. ... This has proven to be very unwise given
the circumstances. And this huge degree of fear and anxiety
amongst people of Hong Kong vis-à-vis the mainland of China, which
we were not sensitive enough to feel and grasp. ...
For a chief executive to have caused this huge havoc to Hong Kong
is unforgivable. ...
If I have a choice, the first thing is to quit, having made a deep
apology."
Lam was confirming unconfirmed reports that she had wante to resign
weeks early, but had been blocked from doing so by the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing. Her personal bitterness with her
remarks about how the crisis has affected her daily life:
Quote: "Nowadays it is extremely difficult for me to go out.
I have not been on the streets, not in shopping malls, can’t go to
a hair salon. I can’t do anything because my whereabouts will be
spread around social media.
[If I were to appear in public] you could expect a big crowd of
black T-shirts and black-masked young people waiting for
me."
Lam says that Beijing is running out of options, but said Beijing had
not yet imposed any deadline for ending the crisis ahead of National
Day celebrations scheduled for October 1. And she said China had
“absolutely no plan” to deploy army troops on Hong Kong streets, as
happened in the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.
Beijing is scheduled to hold a press conference on Hong Kong on
Tuesday at 3 am ET (3 pm in Hong Kong). I intend to be sound asleep
at that time, so if anyone else is awake, feel free to post a report
on the press conference.
---- Source:
-- Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would 'quit' if she
could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now 'very limited'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongk...SKCN1VN1DU
(Reuters, 2-Sep-2019)
