Carrie Lam Must Talk To The People, Says FTU Chief

Pro-Beijing lawmaker Alice Mak from the Federation of Trade Unions says a lot of the problem with Hong Kong's current political impasse is that the government – and especially Chief Executive Carrie Lam – have become invisible.

Lam has only been seen a handful of times since the protests began over two months ago, while the Legislative Council was suspended two weeks early after it was stormed by protesters.

Mak said: I think the Chief Executive is doing something, trying to solve the problem and lead Hong Kong through this difficult time. But the problem is, her work is not to be seen. Our public knows nothing about what she is doing now."

"So I think the most important thing is the government should engage the public in the process. We need to make the process transparent to the public and let the people of Hong Kong know what the government is doing," the lawmaker added.