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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Warns of Fake News on Protests
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1:13Now PlayingHong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned of fake news, rumors and speculation circulating on social media about ongoing protests in the city. In a press briefing before her weekly meeting with the executive council, she advised people to report to the police if they see news that breaches the law.
“At the end of the day, the most important thing is that every one of us, including government officials…have to be extremely cautious in ascertaining whether it is accurate.”
Lam pushed back against protester calls for the passage of U.S. legislation that would require annual assessments of the city’s special trading status and allow sanctions on Chinese officials.
“The Hong Kong government doesn’t agree on foreign parliaments passing bills to intervene in Hong Hong affairs, and we feel deep regret,” Lam told a regular news briefing Tuesday before a meeting of the city’s Executive Council. She called any such foreign action “extremely inappropriate.”
Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the U.S.’s Hong Kong consulate Sunday in an appeal for support from President Donald Trump, many waving American flags. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent U.S. lawmakers, calls for annual assessments on whether the former British colony is sufficiently autonomous from Beijing to continue its special trading status.
The weekend unrest signaled that protests against Beijing’s increasing grip over Hong Kong showed no sign of stopping. The city’s economy is taking a hit, with visitor arrivals plunging nearly 40% in August from the same period last year and occupancy rates of hotels in some areas falling by more than half.
Damage to subway stations “exceeds far beyond the anti-extradition bill and protest demands,” Lam said. “The escalation and continued violence cannot solve the current problems faced by society, and would cause societal conflicts, rift and even hatred to deepen, making our work to resume order and mend rifts more difficult.”
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