Politics

Chief Executive Carrie Lam points to violent protesters as ‘root of problems’ while Hong Kong’s economy heads towards negative



Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Tuesday blamed violent protesters for Hong Kong’s economic woes, accusing them of “finding excuses” to unleash chaos while the city headed towards a full year contraction.Speaking on Tuesday, Lam said the government had rolled out relief measures as the city’s economy entered a technical recession, but such measures would only “cure the symptoms, not the roots” of the issue.“We are likely to have negative economic growth for the full year in 2019,”…



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