Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's apologies and explanations for a doomed extra...
HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s apologies and explanations for a doomed extradition bill have failed to quell political tension and her departure is now seen by many in the Chinese-ruled city as merely a matter of time in a drawn-out, long goodbye.
And they are vowing further action, after weeks of huge and at times violent street protests that have plunged the city into its worst crisis since Britain handed it back to Chinese rule in 1997. “It is more complex than ordinary people assume... You can’t just quit when you like and walk away when it comes to dealing with Beijing,” said political scientist and commentator Sonny Lo.
Already Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing camp is showing signs of splits amid the fallout of Lam’s championing of the extradition bill, which sparked a broad range of criticism from within establishment circles.
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