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After Sunday's big pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong, the head of the executive held a press conference on Tuesday (August 20th) in a more conciliatory tone. But did Carrie Lam drop the ballast?
His word was scarce. Carrie Lam finally answered the protesters . She announces that the executive works in " two important fields ".
The first is " a major factual study, which adds to a very robust system of investigating and investigating complaints against the police during this long period of clashes and violence ." She added that "it is up to the Independent Police Complaints Council to create a factual study on the causes and facts of these incidents ". An independent board ... which is actually a kind of police policy. 174 complaints have been lodged against the police since the beginning of the movement at the beginning of June.
The second field, continued the leader, " will offer us a much better basis to express the concerns and differences in society, is that we will immediately launch a platform for dialogue with people from all walks of life. This is something we want to do in a very sincere and humble way . "
No concessions and a lot of caution
Carrie Lam therefore made no concessions to the protesters, such as opening a truly independent investigation into police violence. These announcements are only a shy step forward. " She's trying to engage with the movement. But she does so with a lot of caution, a lot of reservations, since on two points she has not moved at all: she does not want to definitively withdraw the extradition bill and she does not really want to constitute a commission of independent investigation into police violence ; it is rather an arrangement of the current system , "said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, professor of political science at the Baptist University of Hong Kong.
But the positive teacher : " the positive thing that may need to be remembered is the acceptance of a dialogue with the public, with society. Now, it will be necessary to see how this dialogue will be organized and what form it will take, which remains very vague . "
Hong Kong people not convinced
In the meantime, Hong Kong people welcome Carrie Lam's words. For Sam, this is a good point: " we must solve our problems now peacefully and listen to all points of view. Because we live a conflict, "he explains at the microphone of our special correspondent in Hong Kong, Aabla Jounaidi .
Cindy, especially, retains that Carrie Lam did not bury the draft law on extradition to China. The wick that triggered the conflict. " Why give China the right to pick up who she wants here in Hong Kong? For the last two months, people and police have been fighting each other. Can the government do something about it? Yes ! I do not know why it takes her so much time to fix that, "she laments.
Unpopular among many Hong Kongers, Carrie Lam did nothing to fix her image for Jackie who took part in Sunday's giant rally. " I think she has no compassion. Monday evening, people were stabbed in the city center. She did not even talk about it. Looks like she's not interested in the people of Hong Kong . "
The refusal of Carrie Lam to decide for a commission of inquiry led by an independent judge on police violence will also not enhance its image among the protesters.