Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Beijing visit; surrender of Chan Tong-kai

Hong Kong leer Carrie Lam anunced Tuesday that she will be making a three-day trip to Beijing next week.

She emphasized that her trip to Beijing is solely discussing ecomic future of Hong Kong.

Lam delayed her annual policy dress from mid-October to supposedly mid or late vember based on her plan to visit Beijing and get support for Hong Kong from China's central government.

She ded that 12 protesters who were arrested in August will have to "face up to consequences of that offence in that particular jurisdiction, that is mainland jurisdiction."

12 were allegedly travelling illegally by boat to Taiwan when Chinese authorities detained m. y are w facing charges for illegal border crossings in Shenzhen, a sourn Chinese city that borders Hong Kong, a semi-automous Chinese territory.

Lam said that Hong Kong government is being very conscientious and very robust in refuting any of accusations by overseas campaigners and activists.

When asked about surrender of Chan Tong-kai, who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend in Taiwan in February 2018, Lam said that it takes Taiwanese authorities to issue him a visa to be able to surrender to Taiwan.

Hong Kong government has authority on visa issue.

(Im: AP)