Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday warned that the months-long anti-government protests must stop if the city is to head off an economic recession, while stressing that she will not budge on protesters' demands.The demonstrations triggered by a now-shelved extradition bill have added to the territory's economic woes, which include falling tourist numbers and slumping retail sales."If economic growth in the third quarter is worse than that in the second quarter, which is already in negative growth, we could be entering a technical recession," Lam told reporters ahead of the weekly Execut…READ FULL ARTICLE
