Chief Executive Carrie Lam makes surprise claim during education symposium at University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s leader said on Saturday that she and superstar Andy Lau became victims of cyberbullying, after expressing support for land reclamation near Lantau Island.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was speaking at a symposium at the University of Hong Kong organised by think tank Education 2.1, along with other groups concerned about education matters.
As Lam highlighted the need to instil youngsters with a positive attitude towards life in the age of the social media, with many falling victim to cyber bullying, Lam surprised those attending by comparing herself and Lau to the younger generation.
“We are facing problems of internet addiction and cyber bullying, and recently, actor Andy Lau and I have become the target of bullies online, because we just so happened to share the same opinion on reclamation,” she said.
The chief executive has been heavily criticised after proposing in her policy address to reclaim 1,700 hectares of land to the east of Lantau, a plan government sources said could cost HK$500 billion.
