Lam to the slaughter: Hong Kong’s shocking U-turn

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Recorded17 Jun 2019

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Calls for the resignation of Carrie Lam, the territory’s leader, are intensifying. Hong Kongers may have put a recent freedom-crimping bill on ice, but more challenges to their independence await. We speak to the mother of a child genius who reveals the private agony of being an exceedingly clever kid. And, a new podcast in Latin gets our columnist thinking about language evolution and resurrection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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