HONG KONG ¨C Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused ¡°unforgivable havoc¡± by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to an audio recording of remarks she made last week to a group of businesspeople.
At the closed-door meeting, Lam told the group that she now has ¡°very limited¡± room to resolve the crisis because the unrest has become a national security and sovereignty issue for China amid rising tensions with the United States.
¡°If I have a choice,¡± she said, speaking in English, ¡°the first thing is to quit, having made a deep apology.¡±
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