China draws up plan to replace Carrie Lam as Hong Kong protests drag on – report

Beijing would reportedly appoint interim chief executive but only once protests die down

China plans to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam with an “interim” chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the deliberations, which would bring to a close Lam’s rule after months of pro-democracy protests.

Lam has become a lightning rod for sweeping protests over fears that Beijing is tightening its grip and limiting the freedoms enjoyed under the “one country, two systems” principle enshrined when Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997.

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