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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lashes out at Western powers for ‘double standards, hypocrisy and lies’
- Carrie Lam singles out Britain for criticism in magazine interview, saying it was ‘greatest lie’ to claim China had breached Sino-British Joint Declaration
- Chief executive also rejects accusations police used excessive force during the 2019 anti-government protests
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Hong Kong’s leader has hit back at what she called unfair accusations by Western powers against the city, summing up foreign critics’ comments as “double standards, hypocrisy and lies”.
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In a combative mood, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also rejected accusations that police used excessive force during the 2019 anti-government protests. She singled out Britain for criticism, saying it was “the greatest lie” to claim China had breached the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which paved the way for the city’s handover in 1997.
“Having been the chief executive for almost four years, especially in the past two years, I have first-hand experience of how overseas governments and politicians have exploited Hong Kong to achieve their agenda,” she said in an interview with state-run magazine Outlook Weekly.
Lam said she had come to the conclusion the words “double standards, hypocrisy and lies” could be used to describe their actions.
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She also defended Beijing’s decision in March to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system to ensure only “patriots” governed the city.
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