Published 20:59 IST, September 17th 2019

Hong Kong: Carrie Lam open for dialogue with public to ease tensions

Carrie Lam, the Hong Kong leader reportedly said that her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, wants to end the increasing violence.

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Hong Kong leer Carrie Lam reportedly said that her team would begin dialogue sessions with community next week on September 17. She also laid emphasis, yet again on issue of increasing violence in country which must come to an end. leer is being pressurized by Beijing to ericate anger that is stirring protests. In response to which Lam also said that dialogue sessions would be as open as possible and public members will be able to sign up to attend it. 

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Deep-rooted issues

Carrie Lam also said that society have accumulated many deep-rooted issues that are ecomic, social and political in nature. se are issues that Hong Kong leer is hoping to resolve from several dialogues which should act as a platform to discuss m peacefully. Since Hong Kong is one of most densely populated cities with a population of 7.4 million, matter of housing and land shorts is also being faced by public. Young people, especially, are being frustrated with rising cost for a place to exist. Carrie Lam has evidently me it clear that this dialogue does t mean that government doesn't have to take resolute enforcement actions because suppressing violence is still ir priority. 

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Violent protests

colony, which was British earlier, has been muddled with protests for nearly four months which become violent occasionally. However, extrition bill was main trigger for unrest. bill, which is w withdrawn, meant that people will be allowed to be sent from Hong Kong to mainland China for trial. After retraction of this bill, protestors in Hong Kong have increased ir demands and broened cause of protests which include universal suffr and independent inquiry into complaints of excessive force by police. Hong Kong was returned to People's Republic of China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formula that ensures certain freedom that is t enjoyed in mainland. re is also a concern of increasing interference by Beijing in internal affairs of Hong Kong despite promise of automy. 

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