Hong Kong: I would quit if I had choice, says leader in leaked audio
(The Guardian World News)

Carrie Lam´s comments further demonstrate it is Beijing directing response to crisisA leaked audio recording has emerged in which Hong Kong´s leader, Carrie Lam, can be heard saying she would quit if she had `a choice` but suggesting she was being prevented from doing so by authorities in Beijing. In the recording, obtained by Reuters, the Hong Kong chief executive told a group of businesspeople in a closed-door meeting last week she was `very, very limited` in how her government could respond to the mass protests that began in June over a proposal to allow extradition to mainland China. Continue reading...