Fresh Hong Kong clashes signal difficult path for city's leader Carrie Lam

Pro-establishment lawmakers are growing more anxious about next year's elections for the Legislative Council, a body that the opposition could use to block government initiatives

Hong Kong police clashed with black-clad protesters in a fresh sign of unrest as the city’s China-backed chief executive promised to be more open and inclusive at the turbulent start of her third year in office.

Lam made the remarks in a ceremony to mark the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule in 1997, her first public speech in more than a week. Earlier, riot police used pepper spray and batons to push back protesters, some wearing helmets and surgical masks, who had attempted to disrupt the annual event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wan