Hong Kong (CNN)Hong Kong's beleaguered leader Carrie Lam says she never contemplated discussing her resignation with China's central government, after a leaked audio recording revealed her saying she would like to quit.
In the recordingbtained by Reutersnd published Monday night,aman be heard saying in a closed-door meeting that she would stand down if she could. She also blamed herself for causing "unforgivable havoc" that has led to months of anti-government protests in the city.
In a press conference on Tuesday, the Hong Kong Chief Executive emphasized that she had not tendered a resignation to Beijing, nor even "contemplated to discuss a resignation" with her mainland superiors.
"The choice of not resigning is my own choice," she told reporters. "I told myself repeatedly in the past few months that I