The dying of free Hong Kong was deliberate in Beijing, however Carrie Lam will go down in historical past as its chief executioner. On Monday she stated she received’t search a second five-year time period as the town’s chief govt, however her legacy is safe.
A profession civil-servant who prospered underneath British rule, she was obliged as governor underneath the town’s Fundamental Legislation to protect the town’s autonomy (“one nation, two techniques”) that China promised after it took management in 1997. She failed completely. In 2019 she frightened the general public by making an attempt to muscle by means of an extradition invoice to topic Hong Kongers to mainland legal guidelines and courts. Thousands and thousands protested and Ms. Lam backed down.
