Carrie Lam is scheduled to meet Xi Jinping this afternoon. Since #HK protests began on June 9, HK govt ministers have made at least 16 visits (list: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/13406 …) to Chinese govt officials. Meanwhile, they have met 0 protest representatives. Who do they work for?
But one problem of a leaderless protest is how you could put anyone forward as a legitimate representative. It surprised me that the HK government was always too insecure to throw this hot potato in the lap of the protesters. Another case where I'm a frustrated backseat oppressor