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Angry emojis flood Hong Kong leader's Facebook Live chat

AFP

Hong Kong’s embattled leader took to Facebook Live late Thursday in a bid to reach out to citizens after months of political unrest — and the emoji count was far from kind.

Carrie Lam — the city's unelected Chief Executive — currently boasts record low approval ratings as the financial hub convulses with more than four months of huge, increasingly violent pro-democracy protests.