If mainstream opinion makes me no longer able to continue the job as chief executive, I’ll resign." - Meaning and context.">
Carrie Lam (2017), responding to a question from the audience on her popularity once in the job. cited in "'‘I’d resign if mainstream opinion against me,’ Carrie Lam says as leadership rivals trade blows in debate" on South China Morning Post, 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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If mainstream opinion makes me no longer able to continue the job as chief executive, I’ll resign.

— Carrie Lam

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If mainstream opinion makes me no longer able to continue the job as chief executive, I’ll resign." in the context of "Carrie Lam (2017), responding to a question from the audience on her popularity once in the job. cited in "'‘I’d resign if mainstream opinion against me,’ Carrie Lam says as leadership rivals trade blows in debate" on South China Morning Post, 15 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Carrie Lam

Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥; Línzhèng Yuè'é; 13 May 1957 - ) is a Hong Kong politician. She has served as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 1 July 2017.