Hong Kong's Carrie Lam evades question on having autonomy over decisions

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam refuses to answer questions during a heated media conference in which she defended the police crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. The leader ignored repeated questions about whether she has the autonomy to withdraw the extradition bill that has sparked more than two months of protests, claiming she had already answered the question. Asked about police brutality she said the police had had 'a very difficult time' enforcing the law and had to make on the spot judgments. Lam is heckled as she leaves the media conference.
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