Carrie Lam

Europe 12/01/19, 03:57

Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday, Dec. 1, in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators allegedly threw bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month movement. In the largest of three rallies, ...

Asia & Pacific 10/06/19, 04:42

Shouting "Wearing a mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of protesters braved the rain Sunday to march in central Hong Kong, as a court rejected a second attempt to block a ban on masks aimed at quashing violence at pro-democracy rallies. Police fired tear gas in several areas amid ...

Asia & Pacific 09/06/19, 17:56

Pro-democracy protests continued in Hong Kong on Friday, Sept. 6, with people taking to the streets and some lighting fires as a burning barricade on city streets. Police retaliated by firing rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray, as hundreds of protesters, many of them masked and dressed in black, took ...

World 09/04/19, 14:57

Hong Kong Special Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday that she will propose the withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill after 14 weeks of mass protests. In a televised appearance, Lam added that she will also investigate police behavior during the protests, thus meeting another of the five demands of ...

Politics 09/03/19, 09:25

A speech by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam at a private meeting expressing her desire to resign was leaked to the press on Sept. 2 raising many suspicions. Reuters got an audio recording of Carrie Lam speaking to a group of businessmen during a private meeting and published the full ...

Asia & Pacific 08/29/19, 15:16

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent in fresh military troops and armored tanks into Hong Kong at Huanggang Port in the early hours of Thursday, Aug. 29. The move came a day after the Hong Kong Confederation Trade Unions organized a protest condemning Cathay Pacific Airways for firing its cabin crew ...

World 08/27/19, 19:22

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Officer Carrie Lam affirmed that she has no intention of resigning from her post in the face of tumultuous pro-democracy protests that have racked the economy and nearly brought the city to a standstill. In speaking with reporters, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Lam said she may be ...

Asia & Pacific 07/02/19, 12:43

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered on Monday afternoon for the annual July 1 march that is held on the anniversary of Britain's return of Hong Kong to China in 1997. This year’s event had a massive turnout of people more than previous years. The pro-democracy protesters were demanding ...

Asia & Pacific 07/01/19, 21:43

Recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong are echoing in Taiwan, possibly giving the island's President Tsai Ing-wen a lift in her campaign to resist Beijing's pressure for political unification and win a second term in next year's elections. The demonstrations sparked by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's now-shelved push for ...

World 06/20/19, 14:40

Opponents of a recently proposed extradition agreement between Hong Kong and China are calling for more large-scale protests this weekend, after Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam ignored demands to formally cancel the bill by Thursday, June 20. On Tuesday, Lam agreed to delay indefinitely the proposed extradition agreement with China, ...

Asia & Pacific 06/19/19, 14:38

An activist for pro-democracy group Demosisto and a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, Joshua Wong was released from prison. Wong urged Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition amendment and to step down. Speaking to reporters immediately after he left the Lai Chi Kok Correctional ...

Asia & Pacific 06/16/19, 06:12

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly clad in black despite the sweltering heat, jammed the city's streets Sunday in a vehement show of opposition to proposed legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control from Beijing in this former British colony. The marchers are demanding that Hong Kong's leader ...

Asia & Pacific 06/15/19, 13:35

After a week of citywide protests in Hong Kong, the largest in the city’s history, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has agreed to suspend indefinitely a controversial extradition bill that would increase Beijing’s influence over Hong Kong’s criminal justice system. Lam made the announcement Saturday evening at a press conference, an unexpected ...

Asia & Pacific 06/13/19, 21:21

Calm appeared to have returned to Hong Kong after days of protests by students and human rights activists opposed to a bill that would allow suspects to be tried in mainland Chinese courts. The prospect of further protests over the weekend loomed large, however, with demonstrators saying they were determined to ...

Asia & Pacific 01/09/19, 05:05

The territory’s legislature is expected to soon debate a bill that calls for stiff punishments for anyone who fails to stand and “display any behavior that is disrespectful” to the Chinese national anthem

Health 10/10/18, 03:16

Hong Kong's leader says the semi-autonomous Chinese territory plans to ban e-cigarettes and other new smoking products to protect public health.Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivers her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Lam has unveiled a major reclamation project called "Lantau ...