Profile: The dogged and devout Carrie Lam

After facing down months of protests, the Hong Kong chief executive finally announced last week that the controversial extradition bill is dead

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Name: Carrie Lam

Age:62

Appearance: Studious

Newsworthiness: After facing down months of protests, she finally announced last week that the controversial extradition bill is dead

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam isn’t used to setbacks.

Raised in one of the city’s crowded tenement buildings, she was sent by her mother to a prestigious Catholic school where she quickly rose to the top of the class and was appointed head prefect.

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