Hong Kong's leader 'doesn't rule out' asking for China to intervene in protests
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that her administration hasn’t ruled out asking the ruling Chinese Communist Party for help to deal with mass street protests that have gripped the city since June.
“I cannot tell you categorically now under what circumstances that we will do extra things including your inquiry about calling on the central government to help, which of course is provided for under the Basic Law,” Lam told journalists. “At this point in time, I still strongly feel that we should find the solutions ourselves. That is also the position of the Central Government, that Hong Kong should tackle the problem on her own.”
“But if the situation becomes so bad, then no options could be ruled out,” Lam said. She responded to questions over the enforceability of the mask ban, which was passed by Lam and her cabinet, the Executive Council (ExCo) last week under emergency powers contained in colonial-era legislation.
“If a piece of legislation has been enacted, but people refuse to abide by the law, then we have a problem,” Lam said.
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