Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has made her first attempt to pacify widespread protests through direct talks with members of the public, more than four months after the city of 7.4m was swept up in violent anti-government protests.
The 150 people were randomly selected for a community “dialogue” with Hong Kong’s chief executive on Thursday, days ahead of a sensitive celebration in Beijing marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of China.
Speakers at the talks, in a tightly guarded stadium, raised a range of issues but many lingered on the question of why police have been allowed to exercise excessive force on protesters.
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