When Carrie Lam became Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017, she positioned herself as a candidate for unity. Five years on, having announced this morning her decision to step down, she will be remembered as Hong Kong’s most divisive leader.
There is a grim irony that Lam – who was Beijing’s favoured choice for the top job – used ‘WeConnect’ as a campaign slogan. If
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