Lam said there was still room for dialogue within the framework of the NPCSC decision. Working out the nomination procedure will be a goal of the second round of public consultation, Lam promised. Still, she cautioned protestors to remember they will not get everything they want. “It is not realistic to think a proposal for public nomination can be passed by the legislature” due to pro-establishment opposition, South China Morning Post quoted Lam as saying. Lam instead told the students to hold out hope for larger changes in the process for the 2022 election, rather than the next chief executive election to be held in 2017.
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