Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a r...
HONG KONG - Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters’ five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill could help defuse the mounting political crisis in the territory.
Beijing’s rebuff of Lam’s proposal for how to resolve the crisis, detailed for the first time by Reuters, represents concrete evidence of the extent to which China is controlling the Hong Kong government’s response to the unrest. The withdrawal of the bill and an independent inquiry were seen to be the most feasible politically, according to a senior government official in the Hong Kong administration, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He said the move was envisioned as helping pacify some of the more moderate protesters who have been angered by Lam’s silence.
“They said no” to all five demands, said the source. “The situation is far more complicated than most people realize.” Written questions to China’s Foreign Ministry were referred to the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office , a high-level bureau under China’s State Council. HKMAO did not respond to a faxed request for comment.
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