Hong Kong protests flare ahead of China`s President Xi meeting with city leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong police fired tear gas in late-night street clashes with anti-government protesters, ahead of a potentially pivotal meeting between Hong Kong`s leader and China`s president in Beijing on Monday. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, in the Chinese capital for a regular duty visit, is set to meet Xi Jinping amid speculation the visit could yield fresh directives on the city`s political crisis, including a possible cabinet reshuffle.
Dec 16, 2019, 07:45 AM IST
Pro-China Carrie Lam becomes Hong Kong's 1st woman leader
Lam, 59, won 777 votes from the 1,194-member Election Committee, made up of mostly Beijing-loyalists. She is the first woman to be elected to the post.
Mar 26, 2017, 19:34 PM IST
