HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday measures put forward by the government this week to solve the city’s political turmoil are a first step, but will not solve the crisis immediately.
Lam withdrew a controversial extradition bill this week as part of four measures aimed at appeasing activists, but many people said it was too little, too late.
The Beijing-backed leader, speaking during a trip to Guangxi region in mainland China, also said she disagreed with credit rating agency Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Hong Kong.
Reporting By Noah Sin, Felix Tam and Donny Kwok; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Darren Schuettler
