特首林鄭月娥6月18日下午召開記者會約一小時，向全港市民「真誠」致歉。記者多番提問有關民陣的五大訴求，包括要求政府承諾不檢控示威者、取消定性暴動、追究開槍責任、撤回修例，以及要求其下台，林鄭完全沒有回應。
林鄭無視市民訴求，再次錯過與廣大市民及示威者和解的機會，承認未來管治會有很大挑戰。
民主黨主席胡志偉指，林鄭月娥自言反思反省，但從其行為所見全無真心悔意，認為她連問題癥結也看不到，市民是期待她聆聽意見，今日她的致歉「只會令民眾覺得政府無得救」。
幾百萬人觀聽記者會電視、網上及電台直播，絕大部分網民嬲爆。
網民決定6日20日星期四下午5時為「死線」，除了林鄭下台外，若港府不回四個訴求，21日行動升級。
Chief Executive (CE) Carrie Lam held a press conference on the afternoon of 18 June to offer her “most sincerely” apology to the people of Hong Kong. Journalists repeatedly asked questions on the 5 key demands of the protesters, including no prosecution of protesters; abolish categorisation as “riots”; investigate police brutality; withdraw the amendments; and CE to step down. Carrie Lam failed to respond to all.
Sadly, Lam ignored the demands of the people and once again missed the opportunity to reconcile with the general public and the protesters, while acknowledging that future governance will face great challenges.
Wu Chi-wai, Chairman of the Democratic Party, pointed out that despite “self-reflection” by Lam, he did not feel her sincerity. He believed that she miss the crux of the problem. The public is expecting her to listen to the people. Her apology “will only make the people feel that the government is beyond salvation.”
Millions of people watched the press conference on TV, online and radio live broadcasts. Most netizens posted the “angry” emoticon.
Netizens decided to set the “deadline” at 5 pm, 20 June for a response from the government. Except for Carrie Lam stepping down, the other 4 demands must be met, or actions will escalate on 21 June.
