Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will hold her first talks with the public in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has fueled nearly four months of sometimes violent protests.
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will hold her first talks with the public on Thursday in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has fueled nearlyBeijing-backed Lam will hold a dialog with 150 members of the community, with each participant given around three minutes to express their views, city authorities have said.
"But it remains this government's hope that conversation will triumph over conflict and that through its actions, calm can be restored and trust can be rebuilt within the community.""They wouldn't listen when 200,000 people marched on the street. Why would they listen to just 150?" she told Reuters. The protests have taken a heavy toll on some businesses as tourists stay away. Cathay Pacific, the city's flagship carrier, has been the biggest corporate casualty after China demanded it suspend staff involved in the protests.Rail operator MTR Corp has also suffered, with passenger numbers on the high-speed rail link to mainland China plunging 30% to 1.14 million people in August from July.
The rail operator halted services at Sha Tin station on Wednesday night after protesters vandalized facilities there for a second time since the weekend.The protesters are also angry about what they see as creeping Chinese interference in Hong Kong, which returned to China in 1997 under a"one country, two systems" formula intended to guarantee freedoms that are not enjoyed on the mainland.
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