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NEW YORK -- The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions against Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other current and former officials for restricting freedoms and undermining the territory's autonomy. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who was elected on Sunday as Hong Kong's fourth chief executive and first female to hold the top position, now faces a series of virtually impossible tasks in her five-year term. Each requires a high-wire balancing act. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

HONG KONG -- The people of Hong Kong marched in record numbers on Sunday with a host of grievances, and one overriding goal -- to force the territory's top official, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, to resign. [3]

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday that she would not seek a second term, after a turbulent tenure that saw huge anti-government protests and criticism over her handling of the city's worst COVID-19 outbreak. [4]

Hong Kong, December 30 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday slammed the remarks on independent media Stand News made by some Western government officials including one by US State Secretary Anthony Blinken. [5]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 421,565,993, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [6]

HONG KONG Despite Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's landslide victory in the Hong Kong leadership election, there is little guarantee that the Beijing-backed bureaucrat can be a uniting force for the divided territory during her five-year term. [7]

HONG KONG -- Embattled Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she has no plan now to seek help from Beijing after an escalation of violent protests triggered by a new ban on wearing masks, but said it could be a future option. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-08-08 · 100% match

US hits Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam with sanctions over crackdown

NEW YORK -- The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions against Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other current and former officials for restricting freedoms and undermining the territory's autonomy.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-26 · 100% match

Hong Kong's new chief executive starts on a tightrope

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who was elected on Sunday as Hong Kong's fourth chief executive and first female to hold the top position, now faces a series of virtually impossible tasks in her five-year term. Each requires a high-wire balancing act.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-06-17 · 100% match

Xi's Hong Kong headache darkens chief Lam's future

HONG KONG -- The people of Hong Kong marched in record numbers on Sunday with a host of grievances, and one overriding goal -- to force the territory's top official, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, to resign.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-04-04 · 100% match

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam not seeking second term

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday that she would not seek a second term, after a turbulent tenure that saw huge anti-government protests and criticism over her handling of the city's worst COVID-19 outbreak.

[5] MM aninews.in · 2021-12-30 · 100% match

HK Chief Executive slams Blinken's remark on pro-democracy media outlet

Hong Kong, December 30 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday slammed the remarks on independent media Stand News made by some Western government officials including one by US State Secretary Anthony Blinken.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-02-19 · 100% match

Coronavirus: Week of Feb.13 to Feb. 19, Hong Kong daily COVID tally expected to hit another record

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 421,565,993, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-30 · 100% match

Carrie Lam's shaky mandate to lead a divided Hong Kong

HONG KONG Despite Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's landslide victory in the Hong Kong leadership election, there is little guarantee that the Beijing-backed bureaucrat can be a uniting force for the divided territory during her five-year term.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-08 · 100% match

Hong Kong's Lam doesn't rule out seeking Beijing help to stem unrest

HONG KONG -- Embattled Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she has no plan now to seek help from Beijing after an escalation of violent protests triggered by a new ban on wearing masks, but said it could be a future option.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-16 · 100% match

Hong Kong chief says protests have brought 'technical recession'

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said the city has slipped into a technical recession since a series of protests began in June.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-07-09 · 100% match

Hong Kong protesters push on despite leader declaring bill 'dead'

HONG KONG -- Protesters in Hong Kong promised more rallies and demonstrations against a proposed extradition bill, as Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday failed to calm concerns despite declaring the controversial legislation "dead." Hong Kong prot

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