Hong Kong Leader’s ‘Listening Mode’ Isn’t Enough

Expand Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a community dialogue with selected participants at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong, Thursday, September 26, 2019. Scores of protesters chanted slogans outside the venue as Lam began the town hall session aimed at cooling down months of demonstrations for greater democracy in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. AP Photo/Kin Cheung Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam yesterday spent more than two hours facing angry questions and condemnations from people at a “community dialogue session,” organized after four months of…

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