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    Hong Kong's leader offers her 'sincerest apologies,' but refuses to resign

    by David Pierson, Los Angeles Times Jun 18, 2019 3 minutes

    HONG KONG - With her term likely reduced to lame duck status, Hong Kong's leader offered her most forceful apology yet for championing a massively unpopular extradition bill, but still declined to accede to the demands of 2 million people who took to the streets last Sunday to call for her ouster.

    Speaking solemnly at a news conference Tuesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam acknowledged the bill - which would have allowed Hong Kong to send people to stand trial in China, but was recently suspended - had triggered conflict and

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