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Letters

I refer to “Lam vows city can still move towards greater democracy” and “Beijing to use ‘combination punches’ to safeguard constitutional order” (March 9). 
Our chief executive pledges a drive to explain the electoral overhaul to residents. It appears Mrs Lam is mirroring former chief executive Leung Chun-ying’s optimistic view that the overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system could create the right conditions to open up the system and even pave the way for universal suffrage. 
The official message is obviously that we should all rest assured.
We must hope that Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is able to do a better job in explaining this new democracy with Chinese characteristics to Hongkongers than she did explaining the extradition bill. Obviously the “nearly 2 million” people that took to the streets on June 16, 2019, will remain sceptical and be wary of an uppercut.
Charlie Chan, Mid-Levels
All credit to Beijing for two successes 
Carrie Lam recently claimed that she is in the process of accomplishing two great things. First, the new security law for Hong Kong, and second, the political overhaul of the city. 
Let’s be clear here. She did neither of the above. Beijing did. And it is only because she and her government were tone-deaf to the feelings of the people she was supposed to be representing that this happened. 
Basically, the intervention by Beijing was instigated by Lam’s incompetence. 
To be claiming two successes, which history will prove to be failures, shows not only arrogance, but utter indifference to a population that will now not be represented. 
Peter den Hartog, Tuen Mun













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It is hoped Carrie Lam will do a better job of explaining the electoral reform to Hongkongers than she did with the extradition bill



It is hoped Carrie Lam will do a better job of explaining the electoral reform to Hongkongers than she did with the extradition bill.


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Letters | Hong Kong democracy with Chinese characteristics: city awaits explainer, again

It is hoped Carrie Lam will do a better job of explaining the electoral reform to Hongkongers than she did with the extradition bill