Carrie Lam’s policy address faces 22.2 per cent drop in ratings from last year, with poverty alleviation singled out as lacking

Hong Kong’s leader received less support for her second policy address compared with her first, as critics expressed dissatisfaction over a perceived lack of measures to alleviate poverty, a poll by the city’s top university has found. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor scored 48.5 out of 100 points overall for her annual blueprint on Wednesday – a significant drop of 22.2 per cent from that of her maiden address last year. The figure marked the second-lowest score...