HONG KONG -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam met with Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng in Beijing on Friday to ask for economic assistance, signaling that the city's leadership is leaning more heavily on the mainland amid continued negative growth.
"The central government fully supports anything that is conducive to maintaining Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability," said Han, who is in charge of Hong Kong policy. He also praised Hong Kong for its implementation of the national security law, which the Chinese government imposed on the city earlier this year.
