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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 4
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      #LIVE: “There is one purpose for the actions, which is to help Hong Kong move on with the first step. It is incorrect to question why we do these actions now." http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: “My personal stance has made known for months, my team and I will remain and will tackle the problems, with the priority on stopping violence.” http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: On whether this is "too little, too late", Lam called on people not to view her announcement in isolation. "I have announced a package of four actions." http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Lam is asked if withdrawing the bill was on her initiative or Beijing’s. She said the central government "the central government took the position that they knew why I was doing it and supported me to do it." http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Lam says it's unfair to say the Independent Police Complaints Council Lam says it is not fair to say it is dominated by pro-government individuals. This is despite the two newly appointed members having pro-government backgrounds.http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: She also says the central government backed her administration in “various stages of the bill”, and that position has not change since the withdrawal. http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she expects people to be frustrated with some of her policies. But she denies it is nothing more than a PR stunt, or that she will only meet government supporters. http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: “The four actions come with one purpose - to find a way to break the impasse in Hong Kong. But it needs citizens’ cooperation." http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Pressed again about the IPCC, she said: "IPCC is an independent body. The members appointed need to meet their statutory duties and to be fair in any investigation. So we should not doubt them." http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: There are some questions asked that Carrie Lam either evaded or did not answer. Follow our coverage to see more http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Council Front lawmaker Au Nok-hin says Lam did not provide a solution to the rifts in society that appeared after the introduction of the extradition bill, as "new issues emerged" after three months. http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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          #LIVE: Joe Chau Kwok-ming, president of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Small & Medium Business, believes the withdrawal of the bill will ease tensions in the city. “I think Carrie Lam knows the pain of the business sector.” http://sc.mp/uabyv  #hongkongprotests

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