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Hong Kong Elections Sees Potential Contenders Amid Uncertain Future
Carrie Lam, the embattled incumbent leader who has seen her popularity slide, said on Monday she would not seek a second term, citing family considerations.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Declines To Run For Second Term In Office
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will not seek another term in office as a pro-Beijing committee prepares to select a new leader next month.
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Hong Kong Leadership Election May Not Have "Beijing-Backed Front-Runner"
The election had been due to be held on March 27 but was pushed back till May 8 to allow time for the government to battle the COVID outbreak that has seen over one million of the city's 7.4 million people infected.
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Hong Kong Minister Resigns After Going To 200-Person Karaoke, Tapas Party
A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers just days after the city's government had called on people to avoid large gatherings to fight a coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong Leader Explains Maskless Appearances - Show She's "Very Solemn"
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended herself against criticism on Tuesday by saying she appears for news conferences without a face mask so that people could see how "solemn" she was when talking about the coronavirus outbreak.
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"Ideologies" Pose Security Risk: Hong Kong Leader Seeks Monitoring Teens
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday "ideologies" posed risks to national security and urged parents, teachers and religious leaders to observe the behaviour of teenagers and report those who break the law to the authorities.
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Hong Kong Leader Praises China's Plan To Install 'Patriots' In Politics
Hong Kong's leader on Monday praised China's plan to ensure only "patriots" remain in politics, denying the move was a purge of the opposition.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Returns Cambridge Fellowship Over Rights Row
Hong Kong's leader says she has "returned" her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.
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Security Law "Most Important Development" For Hong Kong: Leader
Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday hailed a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing as the "most important development" since the city was handed back to China.
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Hong Kong Leader Says Opponents Of Security Law Are "Enemy Of People"
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged opponents of Beijing's plan to impose national security legislation in the financial hub to stop "smearing" the effort, saying those who did were "the enemy of the people".
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Calls Out "Double Standards" On National Security, Points To US
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign governments on Tuesday of "double standards" in their reaction to Beijing's plans to impose national security laws on the city, pointing to anti-police brutality protests in the United States.
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Hong Kong To Adopt National Security Law "As Soon As Possible": Leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong's leader vowed on Friday to "fully cooperate" with Beijing over a national security law for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, after lawmakers introduced a draft proposal to the country's parliament.
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China's Xi Offers Hong Kong "Unwavering Support" As Protests Erupt Again
Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing's "unwavering support" after another huge pro-democracy rally earlier this month and her government's thrashing at recent local elections.
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Hong Kong Has Not Out Of Dilemma: Chinese Premier Amid Massive Protests
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of the "dilemma" facing the city's economy after months of sometimes violent protests.
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Hong Kong Cabinet Reshuffle Not "Immediate Task", Says Leader Carrie Lam
A reshuffle of Hong Kong's cabinet is not an "immediate task", the city's Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as she prepared to visit the Chinese capital for the first time since her government's humiliation at local polls last month.
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Hong Kong Elections Sees Potential Contenders Amid Uncertain Future
Carrie Lam, the embattled incumbent leader who has seen her popularity slide, said on Monday she would not seek a second term, citing family considerations.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Declines To Run For Second Term In Office
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will not seek another term in office as a pro-Beijing committee prepares to select a new leader next month.
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Hong Kong Leadership Election May Not Have "Beijing-Backed Front-Runner"
The election had been due to be held on March 27 but was pushed back till May 8 to allow time for the government to battle the COVID outbreak that has seen over one million of the city's 7.4 million people infected.
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Hong Kong Minister Resigns After Going To 200-Person Karaoke, Tapas Party
A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers just days after the city's government had called on people to avoid large gatherings to fight a coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong Leader Explains Maskless Appearances - Show She's "Very Solemn"
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended herself against criticism on Tuesday by saying she appears for news conferences without a face mask so that people could see how "solemn" she was when talking about the coronavirus outbreak.
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"Ideologies" Pose Security Risk: Hong Kong Leader Seeks Monitoring Teens
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday "ideologies" posed risks to national security and urged parents, teachers and religious leaders to observe the behaviour of teenagers and report those who break the law to the authorities.
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Hong Kong Leader Praises China's Plan To Install 'Patriots' In Politics
Hong Kong's leader on Monday praised China's plan to ensure only "patriots" remain in politics, denying the move was a purge of the opposition.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Returns Cambridge Fellowship Over Rights Row
Hong Kong's leader says she has "returned" her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.
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Security Law "Most Important Development" For Hong Kong: Leader
Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday hailed a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing as the "most important development" since the city was handed back to China.
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Hong Kong Leader Says Opponents Of Security Law Are "Enemy Of People"
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged opponents of Beijing's plan to impose national security legislation in the financial hub to stop "smearing" the effort, saying those who did were "the enemy of the people".
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Calls Out "Double Standards" On National Security, Points To US
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign governments on Tuesday of "double standards" in their reaction to Beijing's plans to impose national security laws on the city, pointing to anti-police brutality protests in the United States.
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Hong Kong To Adopt National Security Law "As Soon As Possible": Leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong's leader vowed on Friday to "fully cooperate" with Beijing over a national security law for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, after lawmakers introduced a draft proposal to the country's parliament.
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China's Xi Offers Hong Kong "Unwavering Support" As Protests Erupt Again
Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing's "unwavering support" after another huge pro-democracy rally earlier this month and her government's thrashing at recent local elections.
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Hong Kong Has Not Out Of Dilemma: Chinese Premier Amid Massive Protests
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of the "dilemma" facing the city's economy after months of sometimes violent protests.
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Hong Kong Cabinet Reshuffle Not "Immediate Task", Says Leader Carrie Lam
A reshuffle of Hong Kong's cabinet is not an "immediate task", the city's Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as she prepared to visit the Chinese capital for the first time since her government's humiliation at local polls last month.
