Newsdeck: Hong Kong leader forced to abandon address, offers no olive branch

* Lam says has held ‘close door’ talks over unrest* Suspension of legislature stops extradition bill withdrawalLam, who had to broadcast the annual address via a video link after the rowdy scenes in the city’s assembly, hoped to restore confidence in her administration and address discontent after four months of often violent anti-government protests.

“Any acts that advocate Hong Kong’s independence and threaten the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests will not be tolerated,” she said. Lam later told a news conference that she had held “closed door” meetings with some members of the protest movement and when the unrest ended she would hold more to address the political situation.Pro-democracy lawmaker Tanya Chan said Lam should resign for failing to address the protesters’ five core demands.

“It’s a conservative, procrastinating blueprint with little new ideas. Apart from calling for people to abide by core values, we cannot see any concrete measures,” said the party’s chairwoman Starry Lee.

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