Hong Kongers must stand up for China, says leader Lam

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam is shown on a live feed as she delivers her first policy address in the main chamber of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on October 11, 2017.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kongers have a duty to stand up for China over threats to its sovereignty, the territory's leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday, months after Beijing warned against any challenge to its control over the semi-autonomous city.

Lam, making her first policy address since she came to power earlier this year, skirted the subject of political reform as the city's pro-democracy forces contend with an increasingly assertive Beijing.