Senior official says the Chinese President's meeting with Carrie Lam was a 'vote of confidence' in her government's ability.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's surprise meeting with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was a"vote of confidence" in her government's ability to tackle five months of anti-government protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, a senior official said.Xi Jinping expressed his government's"high degree of trust" in Carrie Lam to stabilise the situation
China's Communist Party last week indicated it may try to find a way to enact anti-subversion laws in Hong Kong "The very fact that he is so busy, that he found time to meet, really is a vote of confidence in ourselves" and underlined the importance that Beijing attaches to Hong Kong, Mr Cheung said at a news conference.
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