Carrie Lam grilled at press conference

Facing the heat: Lam emerging from behind police barriers that surround her office to meet petitioners in Hong Kong. — Reuters

Hong Kong: When Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam appeared before the press, she appeared to be expecting to deliver a brief statement. Instead, she faced a media onslaught.

No sooner were her prepared remarks finished than the full-frontal assault – in both Cantonese and English – began.