Hong Kong's leader offers her 'sincerest apologies,' but refuses to resign
by David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
Jun 18, 2019
3 minutes
HONG KONG - With her term likely reduced to lame duck status, Hong Kong's leader offered her most forceful apology yet for championing a massively unpopular extradition bill, but still declined to accede to the demands of 2 million people who took to the streets last Sunday to call for her ouster.
Speaking solemnly at a news conference Tuesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam acknowledged the bill - which would have allowed Hong Kong to send people to stand trial in China, but was recently suspended - had triggered conflict and
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