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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam makes first public appearance in over a week at July 1 handover anniversary

During Hong Kong’s handover anniversary on July 1, 2019, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor appeared for the first time in public in over a week.

July 1, 2019
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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the government is considering getting tougher on enforcing social distancing measures as Covid-19 cases in the city surpassed 100 for the...04:52
Hong Kong politics
Hong Kong leader to get tough on Covid-19 measures
November 29, 2020
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From battling a fifth wave of Covid-19 to marking the 25th anniversary of its handover to China, Hong Kong underwent momentous events and challenges in 2022. Here’s a look back at the city’s...07:47
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To hell and back: Hong Kong’s biggest news events of 2022
January 2, 2023
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The Hong Kong government will start the first phase of easing social distancing rules from April 21, 2022. The city's leader, Carrie Lam, announced that dine-in services at restaurants will be...03:14
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HK set to start easing Covid rules
April 14, 2022
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on April 4, 2022, that she will not be seeking a second term. Carrie said she informed China’s central government of her intention in March...02:28
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HK leader Carrie Lam won’t seek a second term
April 4, 2022
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UK Supreme Court president Lord Robert Reed and vice-president Lord Patrick Hodge resigned from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal on March 30, 2022, with immediate effect. A statement issued by...03:17
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HK, Beijing slam UK withdrawal of judges
March 31, 2022
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on March 9, 2022, announced three public hospitals in the city have been or will be converted into centres for solely treating Covid-19 patients, as...04:16
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3 HK hospitals turned into Covid treatment facilities
March 9, 2022
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong authorities “must mobilise all forces and resources that can be mobilised, take all necessary measures and protect Hong Kong people's lives and health”,...03:55
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Xi urges HK to stamp out Covid-19
February 16, 2022
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam defended her decision to not wear a mask at a press conference on January 25, 2022. Despite a worrying Covid-19 outbreak, Lam said she removed her face covering...01:05
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends ditching mask at press events
January 25, 2022
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A top Hong Kong official has been sent into quarantine after attending a birthday party attended by over 100 guests, including a suspected Covid-19 patient. The city’s chief executive Carrie Lam...01:08
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HK Chief Executive slams officials for joining party
January 6, 2022
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on December 22, days after the city’s Legislative Council election. He affirmed her and her government’s work bringing...03:03
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Xi praises Lam for Legco poll
December 23, 2021
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam cast her vote in the first election for Hong Kong's legislature under Beijing's "patriots-only" revamp of the system. Some 4.5 million people are eligible to...01:09
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Carrie Lam casts her vote in Legco election
December 19, 2021
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China’s central government overhauled the Hong Kong electoral system in May 2021 to ensure only “patriots” govern the city. Since then, a newly introduced Election Committee constituency has...22:40
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HK Legco election: candidates up close
December 16, 2021
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Since Beijing overhauled the city’s electoral system earlier this year to ensure only “patriots” govern Hong Kong, some pro-establishment veterans have decided to switch to new constituencies. The...29:39
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Hong Kong Legco election: candidates up close
December 14, 2021
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After bearing the brunt of public anger and international criticism over the 2019 protests, Chief Executive Carrie Lam now says she is “steeled” to meet any challenges as she spearheads sweeping...22:31
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Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's comeback queen?
November 27, 2021
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivered the final policy address of her current term in office on October 6, 2021. The two-hour speech focused on housing and land supply...03:43
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Carrie Lam’s emotional last address of term
October 6, 2021
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reiterated the city’s national security law at a press conference on June 1, 2021, three days before the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown....01:25
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Carrie Lam cites security law ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
June 1, 2021
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Lam has emphasised that the government wants “no unpatriotic people” in the city’s political system. During a March 8, 2021, interview with Chinese state...02:40
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Hong Kong leader’s definition of ‘patriot’
March 10, 2021
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Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng has urged Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to “seriously implement” Beijing’s plan to overhaul the city’s electoral system. Han described the changes as part of a...01:07
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China’s vice-premier meets Hong Kong leader
March 8, 2021
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam defended her meeting with the city’s head of the judiciary after local media reported that she had a one-to-one meeting with Andrew Cheung. They met just days...01:19
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says meeting with chief justice is ‘legitimate and proper’
February 2, 2021
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced a new raft of tougher coronavirus measures as the city faces its fourth wave of infections. During a press conference on December 8,...02:02
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Hong Kong tightens Covid-19 measures
December 8, 2020
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said she did not regret “restoring” the city from a year of anti-government protests that began in June 2019. Speaking on December 1, 2020, ahead of her...01:16
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has no regrets about ending anti-government protests
December 1, 2020
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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she still stands by trying to pass the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of social unrest in 2019 and polarised Hong Kong society,...04:18
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HK leader stands by extradition bill, NSL
November 29, 2020