(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she never offered to resign, responding to a leaked audio recording suggesting she wanted to.
At a press conference she said she had “never tendered any resignation” to the Chinese government.
Yesterday a recording of a private meeting where she is heard saying she would resign if she could was leaked.
Hong Kong has seen months of anti-government protests with many calling for Ms Lam to step down.
The chief executive did not dispute the authenticity of the audio which was published by news agency Reuters on Monday.
On the recording, she is heard blaming herself for igniting the territory’s political crisis, saying it was unforgiveable of her to have caused such huge havoc
“If I have a choice, the first thing is to quit, having made a deep apology, is to step down,” the voice on the tape says. (BBC)
