Money Trump administration sanctions Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam over ‘Orwellian’ crackdown August 7, 2020 Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY Comments Off on Trump administration sanctions Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam over ‘Orwellian’ crackdown The U.S. imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam and 10 other officials over China's crackdown on the territory.