Reuters: Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would 'quit' if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now 'very limited'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to an audio recording of remarks she made last week to a group of businesspeople.
At the closed-door meeting, Lam told the group that she now has “very limited” room to resolve the crisis because the unrest has become a national security and sovereignty issue for China amid rising tensions with the United States.
“If I have a choice,” she said, speaking in English, “the first thing is to quit, having made a deep apology.”
Lam’s dramatic and at times anguished remarks offer the clearest view yet into the thinking of the Chinese leadership as it navigates the unrest in Hong Kong, the biggest political crisis to grip the country since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
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WNU Editor: She says that she cannot quit. Which tells me that she is being threatened, and that it is Beijing that is pulling the strings. Is anyone surprised?
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She'd probably be accused of being a US spy, then hauled back to mainland to checkout their famous sleep deprivation halls and then if she survives that without heart attack be put in front of cameras to admit her sins against glorious mother China. I wish her good luck, she needs it
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