HK's Carrie Lam says Beijing leaders 'fully appreciative' of her efforts After her meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday at a press conference that the "unprecedented" current situation in Hong Kong this year meant she had to spend "a bit more time to give (the leaders) an account of where things stand".\\n\\nshe adds: "So given the severity of the situation …I can say that the leaders are fully appreciative of the efforts needed in order to achieve the objective."\\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES