HONG Kong: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she had met with a group of young people about ongoing pro-democracy protests, but she showed no sign of budging on any of the protesters’ demands.

Lam said she explained the government’s position on the five demands of the protest movement at the Monday meeting, which was closed-door and unannounced. She disputed criticism that her government is ignoring the protesters, whose demands include democratic elections, the dropping of charges against arrested protesters and an independent inquiry into what they believe is excessive use of force by police to quell the demonstrations.

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