China foreign ministry says report on plans to replace HK leader Lam a political rumor
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1438288
China foreign ministry says report on plans to replace HK leader Lam a political rumor
- Title: China foreign ministry says report on plans to replace HK leader Lam a political rumor
- Date: 23rd October 2019
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 23, 2019) (REUTERS) FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN HUA CHUNYING WALKING IN JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN HUA CHUNYING, SAYING: "This is a political rumour that has ulterior motives. The central government will staunchly support chief executive Carrie Lam and the government of the special administrative region's governing in accordance with the law and bringing about an end to the violence and chaos as soon as possible and return to order." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE FLAG FLYING
- Embargoed: 6th November 2019 09:18
- Keywords: China Hong Kong Protests Carrie Lam
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Government/Politics,International Trade
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2BG093
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday (October 23) that the Financial Times report on plans for replacing Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam was a political rumor with ulterior motives.
Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments at a daily news briefing in Beijing saying, "This is a political rumour that has ulterior motives."
The FT reported that China was drawing up a plan to replace Hong Kong leader Lam with an "interim" chief executive, citing people briefed on the deliberations.
Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday (October 23) formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just one of five demands of pro-democracy protesters.
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