Chinese leaders on Monday reiterated China's support for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and her administration and praised her handling of the territory during trying times.At a meeting mostly closed to media coverage, President Xi Jinping said Lam, who was on a yearly duty visit to Beijing, has been dutiful, putting in a lot of hard work as the former British colony endures its harshest time since returning to Chinese rule in 1997, according to local media reports."This year has been the gravest and most complicated one since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, facing all sorts of difficult…READ FULL ARTICLE
