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Letters | Why must Hong Kong leader go on speaking of public dialogue when the people have already spoken?
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That violence returned to our streets last Sunday night is hardly surprising, given our chief executive’s continued ineptitude. Does she not understand that while there are some extremists exploiting the situation, there is also genuine and widespread resentment of her, her Executive Council and her refusal to stand up for Hong Kong and for a better life for Hongkongers?
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Our relationship with Beijing is one thing, our relationship with this government and the disdain it holds for the people is quite another.
We need a leader who is able to bridge the social divisions in our city, heal a hatred borne in part by ignorance and fuelled by a lack of belief in a future that this administration is incapable of assuring us would be filled with opportunity. Hong Kong deserves better.
Carrie Lam’s declaration that Beijing does not hold her accountable only reflects her utter contempt for Hong Kong. How a person can so blindly refuse to accept accountability for her mistakes beggars belief.
She speaks of dialogue, yet does not realise that people have spoken through the ballot boxes. Chief Executive Lam, listen to them and let go of your untenable leadership.
On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, during a televised debate with then-chief executive contender John Tsang Chun-wah, Lam made the following declaration:
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