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Missed opportunity for Hong Kong's No. 1 official Carrie Lam

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves a meeting which was disrupted by protesting pro-democracy lawmakers at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Oct 17, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
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HONG KONG - Many were hoping that Chief Executive Carrie Lam would on Wednesday (Oct 16) offer a way out from the political gridlock in the city.

Instead, her third annual policy address failed to inspire.

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