Firmly support Carrie Lam and Hong Kong government's effort to stop violence: Chinese foreign ministry
Carrie Lam
China's foreign ministry denied reports which claimed Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam was set to be replaced, just hours after the controversial extradition bill was officially withdrawn.
On the issue of replacing Carrie Lam, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said: "It is political rumour with ulterior motives behind it." The spokesman said the central government would continue to "firmly support Lamand Hong Kong government's efforts to stop the violence and restore order as soon as possible."
London's Financial Times newspaper had reported that Beijing planned to remove Lam after five months of protests in Hong Kong which had paralysed the city. The FT report quoting unnamed figures had said that Chinese authorities were drawing up plans to replaceHong Kong's beleaguered chief executive.
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Protesters in Hong Kong had continually called for Lam's resignation even as Chinese authorities backed her as violence spread in the city over the extradition bill. Carrie Lam had said for months that the bill was as good as dead while adding that other demands, including universal suffrage and amnesty for all those charged with rioting, were beyond her control.
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The Financial Times newspaper said the plan was dependent on the situation stabilising so that Beijing is not seen as giving in to violence. The report came on the same day as Hong Kong officially decided to withdraw the extradition bill which had led to five months of street protests leading to largescale violence.
The leading candidates to succeed Lam include Norman Chan, the former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and Henry Tang, who has also served as the territory's financial secretary and chief secretary for administration, the report claimed.