Carrie Lam insists on 'holding fort' as Hong Kong leader to maintain law and order

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she will continue to hold the fort as leader in response to a question on whether she has considered to resign in order to restore law and order.

HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CARRIE LAM said "The question of resignation has also been answered. I think a responsible chief executive at this point in time should continue to hold the fort and do her utmost to restore law and order in Hong Kong. And I wouldn't say that my government has lost control. Day in, day out, we are not only supporting the law enforcement bodies, we are also acting responsibly to deal with other issues."

Lam was speaking in public for the first time since anti-government demonstrations escalated on August 25, where police fired water cannon and volleys of tear gas in running battles with protesters who threw bricks and petrol bombs. Lam was confident the city's government could handle the unrest by itself and she would not give up on building a platform for dialogue.