24 May 2020

'It suits Beijing to have a puppet like Carrie Lam'

From Sunday Morning, 11:12 am on 24 May 2020

Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer Antony Dapiran joins the show to discuss the controversial national security law for Hong Kong which has been set in motion by China's ruling Communist Party, and is being seen as a major blow to the city's freedoms. He says Beijing is keen to re-shape Hong Kong into an image that is more to their liking. And they're happy to have a "puppet" like chief executive Carrie Lam pulling the strings in Hong Kong.

Carrie Lam casts her ballot in the local District Council elections in Hong Kong.

Carrie Lam casts her ballot in the local District Council elections in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP