Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday she's immediately setting up a 'communication platform' to narrow differences in the city after months of anti-government protests.
Last Updated Tuesday, August 20, 2019 1:19AM EDT
Chief Executive Carrie Lam also said the city's police watchdog will carry out a fact-finding study of the protests and related incidents as it looks into 174 complaints about police behaviour. Lam didn't say that the communication platform will be used to specifically contact protesters. It will be used for "open and direct" dialogue with people from all walks of life, she told reporters, while giving few specifics on how it would work.
Lam's comments fell short of the protesters' five demands, which include her resignation and an independent inquiry into what they say was police brutality.
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