Cheng, appointed by Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam in January 2018, was one of two top officials in charge of the extradition bill’s legislative process, the other being security chief John Lee.

At this point, there is nothing to be done except for Carrie Lam to step down, because she obviously cannot rule," he added.

The LegCo elections, initially scheduled for Sept. 6 last year, were eventually postponed by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, at that time citing the local surge in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections, which causes the disease COVID-19.

As well as heading a new local national security council supervised by Beijing officials, the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam will also have the power to appoint judges to hear cases under the law.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during her weekly press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on April 21, 2020.

Hong Kong Leader Gets China's Sinovac Vaccine in Bid to Bolster Confidence Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam received China's Sinovac vaccine on Monday together with top officials at a live televised event in a bid to bolster public confidence ahead of the

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (C) speaks during a press conference before planned strikes in Hong Kong on Aug. 5, 2019.

The office of the city's leader Carrie Lam confirmed the resignation of Australian judge James Spigelman but did not give a reason.

Worried about more casualties, Patten called on the city leader Carrie Lam to resolve the crisis by truly listening to the people. “I fear for the future, unless Carrie Lam actually intervenes and understands the importance of dialogue,” he said.

Crowds chanting anti-government slogans surrounded city leader Carrie Lam in a stadium on Thursday after she held her first “open dialogue” with the people in bid to quell the unrest.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on June 1 that all agencies, groups, media outlets, and schools should conform to the Beijing-imposed National Security Law.

Riot police stand guard at the venue of first community dialogue held by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Hong Kong, China on Sept. 26, 2019.

(Adnan Abidi/Reuters) "[Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam] said that she represents the majority of the Hong Kong people. But the result of the election shows the other way.

“We want to do the right thing but Carrie Lam, with China backing her, only seeks to inject a messy debate into Taiwan.

Hong Kong’s top official, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, issued a formal apology for her handling of the controversial extradition bill, and acknowledged that it was now “unlikely” to move forward, at a press conference on June 18.

The Hong Kong government, headed by Carrie Lam, used Chan’s case to push for the controversial extradition bill that has sparked mass protests since June.

Also last year, the administration sanctioned 25 Hong Kong and Chinese officials, among them Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, for their involvement in implementing Beijing’s draconian national security law, which punishes vaguely-defined crimes such as subversion

Current Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Luo Huining, director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, are honorary patrons. Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa attends a press conference in Hong Kong on Sept. 3, 2014.

Kinnock also blasted the UK government for having not sanctioned Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other senior executives, and British judges who are still serving on the Hong Kong Court of Appeal.

They vowed to escalate their action if the city's Beijing-backed leader, Carrie Lam, fails to respond by Sept. 13.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong, on June 15, 2019.

"I fear for the future, unless Carrie Lam actually intervenes and understands the importance of dialogue." Protesters are demanding an independent inquiry into police action.

The arrestees were apprehended for their roles in a primary election held by the pan-democracy camp ahead of the Legislative Council (LegCo) elections in September 2020, which were eventually postponed by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, at that time citing

Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam, has said the bill is "dead," but opponents say they will settle for nothing short of its formal withdrawal. Some protesters at Sunday's event waved banners appealing to U.S.

The arrestees were apprehended for their roles in a primary election held by the pan-democracy camp ahead of the Legislative Council (LegCo) elections in September 2020, which were eventually postponed by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, at that time citing

It also has slapped sanctions on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, and other Chinese and Hong Kong officials for undermining freedoms in the city. The IOC has also faced pressure from U.S. lawmakers to move the Winter Games out of China.

Shame. https://t.co/ramjdRPQqO — Urmas Paet (@Urmaspaet) September 6, 2020 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam called off the elections in July over concerns that gatherings of voters would aggravate the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus

State Secretary Mike Pompeo said on June 1 that the United States is worried that if Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam cancels the elections or postpones them “that there would be violence or something like that, which is just unfounded.”

In addition to the new travel restrictions, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the government plans to curb alcohol sales at more than 8,000 bars and restaurants, an extraordinary move in a city that never sleeps.

He told the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times that he believes the arrests were made so that Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam could project an image of being in control of the territory prior to her trip to China, so that she could win over Chinese officials