Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has asked to meet students in the city, as the embattled leader tries to fend off pressure from a month-long crisis over opposition to a proposed law that would allow extradition to mainland China.[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has asked to meet students in the city, as the embattled leader tries to fend off pressure from a month-long crisis over opposition to a proposed law that would allow extradition to mainland China.
In an emailed statement, a spokeswoman for Ms Lam said late on Thursday Ms Lam had"recently started inviting young people of different backgrounds for a meeting, including university students and young people who have participated in recent protests".The student union at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , one of eight major higher education institutions, turned down the offer, saying Ms Lam had requested a closed-door meeting.
"We don't understand why she didn't openly respond to the people's demands but prefer to do it through a closed-door meeting," Mr Pang said. They have also called for Ms Lam to stop labelling protesters"rioters" and to introduce genuine universal suffrage.