Protests may not be unusual in Hong Kong, but with the gulf between its government and people never more evident, Insight examines where the city ...
Although demonstrations are not unusual in Hong Kong, and there is a historical mistrust of Beijing that goes beyond the current issue, this is “the biggest political crisis since the handover” in 1997, says Legislative Council member Dennis Kwok.So will the government cave in? What’s next for Mrs Lam and her leadership? And how can Hong Kong’s problems be resolved? The programme Insight looks at what is on the cards.
“I don’t think, nowadays in Hong Kong, a lot of people can trust ,” says Dr Kwok Ka-ki, the Legislative Council’s medical sector representative. “She was a very competent civil servant, but her judgement and her decision-making are terrible. “She obviously concentrated her effort, and the efforts of the government, on tackling economic and livelihood problems … and everything seemed to be going smoothly,” he says. “I can’t see anyone else who can do the job better.”Mr Chan is another who hopes that residents can “give her a chance again” following her apologies. “She still has a lot of plans in mind, especially … dealing with the daily lives of Hong Kong people,” he says.
“The most important point here is that Beijing would only allow you to resign when the Beijing authorities have found another suitable guy.”FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE “In more recent years, China’s been willing to kind of take the pushback from countries like the United States and the United Kingdom on Hong Kong because it feels stronger.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects troops at the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison during the 20th handover anniversary.
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