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Lam Wants Hong Kong to Resolve Protests on its Own, Won't Rule Out Mainland
Help

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   Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday she would not rule out getting
   help from mainland China to deal with pro-democracy protests, but that
   she feels strongly Hong Kong "should find the solution ourselves."

   "That is also the position of the central government that Hong Kong
   should tackle the problem on her own, but if the situation becomes so
   bad, then no options could be ruled out if we want Hong Kong to at
   least have another chance," she said at a news conference.

   Lam said she would carefully assess whether to institute more measures
   under a colonial-era emergency law she invoked last week to criminalize
   wearing face masks in Hong Kong. So far, two people have been charged
   for wearing the masks, and Lam said it is too early to say whether the
   law is effective.

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