Hong Kong Students Reject Meeting Chief Executive Over Protests
- Refusal deals setback to efforts to prevent further unrest
- Protester charged over role in June 21 seige of police offices
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Hong Kong students refused a meeting with the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, dealing her China-backed government another setback to its efforts to avert further mass protests.
Students leaders at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said they refused an invitation for a closed-door meeting with Lam, saying they weren’t interested in private talks and wouldn’t sit down until she met their demands. The students, like several groups involved in recent protests, are seeking the complete withdrawal of legislation allowing extraditions to China and reforms allowing direct elections for the city’s top office.