2020年接近尾声，一直受到北京支持的林郑月娥，上京述职突然被叫停。据星岛日报披露，林郑原定于12月10日至14日去北京见领导人，但突然接获通知，述职行程被取消。
与此同时，北京方面公开批评林郑防控疫情不力。中共国家卫健委高级别专家组成员曾光日前接受陆媒采访时说，香港的防疫措施及政策，没有落实到位，导致疫情反复和严峻。
曾光日还表示，香港与深圳的人员往来频繁，这会增大深圳的防疫压力。
外界认为，林郑上京述职被叫停又被批抗疫不力，这释放出中共领导人习近平对林郑不满的信号。
12月15日，林郑公开回应述职叫停一事，称上京述职安排要由中央决定后再通知行政长官，她现在没有详细资料。
至于北京方面批评她对香港疫情防控不力，林郑辩解说，“每一件事做到尽美尽美是不可能的”。这似乎表明她对北京也心有不服。
此外，除了北京对林郑表示不满，亲北京的香港建制派内部，也罕见出现“反林郑”的声音。
近日，香港上届特首、现任全国政协副主席梁振英手下两大要员屈颖妍和冯炜光，先后公开撰文批评林郑缺乏领导力，抗疫不力，对香港目前的困境“束手无策”。
被认为与当朝权力派关系亲密的香港01老板于品海也撰文指出，去年林郑提出修订逃犯条例，结果引来反送中风波，最终依靠中央出手平息。他提醒林郑如果还看不清楚，“有可能连自己政治生命都要搭上”。
林郑突然遭到内外夹击，引发舆论诸多猜测，认为这背后不只是香港茶杯的风波，很大程度源自北京朝廷。抗疫不力恐怕已是林郑的“死穴”，尚未踏入2021特首选举年，林郑的前路恐怕已是举步维艰了。
林郑自担任香港特首以来，一直唯中共马首是瞻。去年香港爆发反送中抗争运动，林郑受中共指使，打压港人，最终遭到美国制裁。
不久前，林郑对外界诉苦，说因为受美国制裁，没有银行敢给她开户，包括中资银行。她被迫每天花现金，薪水也是领现金，家中现金已成堆。
林郑的儿子原本在美国大学读书，据称因受林郑被制裁影响，被迫返回香港。有评论说，林郑为中共卖命，受到美国处罚，中共却没有出手帮她，从她的言语中也透露出对北京的不满。
值得一提的是，今年5月，香港一群亲中共的财经界人士突然成立了一个新政党，名为“紫荆党”。该党派宣称支持“一国两制”，预计招募25万党员。港媒认为，紫荆党很可能是香港地下共产党的公开化。
香港《立场新闻》分析指出，紫荆党号称将招募25万党员，这种党员占人口比例的程度，只有在一党专政的极权国家才会见到，而根据资深记者程翔自2012年开始的推算，香港的地下中共党员可能多达40万。
前文汇报副总编辑程翔在网媒众新闻撰文指出，紫荆党的出现，表明中共不信任香港建制派，很可能正酝酿清洗以林郑为代表的香港左派。
As the year draws to a close, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's visit to Beijing was abruptly called off, with Beijing criticizing her for not doing enough to prevent and control the epidemic, and a rare "anti-Lam" voice within the Hong Kong establishment, sparking speculation. Some analysts say that Xi Jinping does not seem satisfied with the outbreak of anti-China protests in Hong Kong last year, despite Lin's allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party.
As 2020 draws to a close, Carrie Lam, who has been supported by Beijing, was suddenly called off when she went to Beijing for her duty visit. According to Sing Tao Daily, Lam was scheduled to meet with leaders in Beijing from December 10 to 14, but was suddenly informed that the duty visit was cancelled.
At the same time, Beijing has publicly criticized Lam's failure to prevent and control the epidemic. Zeng Guang, a member of the high-level expert group of the Chinese Communist Party's National Health Commission, said in a recent interview with the mainland media that Hong Kong's epidemic prevention measures and policies, which were not put in place, led to the recurrence and severity of the epidemic.
Zeng Guang also said that the frequent movement of people between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will increase the pressure of epidemic prevention in Shenzhen.
According to the outside world, Lin Zheng's visit to Beijing was halted and he was criticized for being ineffective in fighting the epidemic, which released a signal that the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping was dissatisfied with Lin Zheng.
On Dec. 15, Lam publicly responded to the suspension of the debriefing, saying that the arrangement for the debriefing in Beijing would be decided by the central government before informing the Chief Executive, and that she did not have the details now.
As for Beijing's criticism of her ineffective prevention and control of the epidemic in Hong Kong, Lam argued that "it is impossible to do everything perfectly". This seems to indicate that she is also unconvinced by Beijing.
In addition to Beijing's dissatisfaction with Lam, there are also rare "anti-Lam" voices within the pro-Beijing Hong Kong establishment.
Recently, Qu Ying-yin and Feng Weiguang, two of the most important members of Hong Kong's last chief executive and current vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), have publicly written articles criticizing Lin's lack of leadership, ineffectiveness in fighting the epidemic and "helplessness" to deal with Hong Kong's current predicament.
Hong Kong 01 boss Yu Pinhai, who is considered to be close to the power faction of the current government, also wrote an article pointing out that last year Lin Zheng proposed to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, which resulted in an anti-sending storm, and eventually relied on the Central Government to calm down. He reminded Lin Zheng if he still can not see clearly, "there is a possibility that even his political life will have to ride.
The sudden internal and external attack on Lin Zheng has sparked much speculation in the public opinion that this is not only behind the Hong Kong tea cup fiasco, but to a large extent from the Beijing court. I am afraid that the ineffectiveness of the fight against the epidemic has been the "death knell" of Lam Cheng, who has not yet entered the year of 2021 Chief Executive election, I am afraid that the road ahead of Lam Cheng is already difficult.
Since he became the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, he has always been subservient to the Chinese Communist Party. Last year, when the anti-China protest movement broke out in Hong Kong, Lam was instructed by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress Hong Kong people and was eventually sanctioned by the United States.
Not long ago, Lam complained to the outside world that no banks dared to open accounts for her, including Chinese banks, because of the U.S. sanctions. She was forced to spend cash every day, and received cash for her salary, which has become a pile of cash at home.
Lam's son, who originally studied in a U.S. university, was allegedly forced to return to Hong Kong because of the impact of the sanctions on Lam. Some commentators said that Lin Zheng worked for the Chinese Communist Party and was punished by the United States, but the Chinese Communist Party did not step in to help her, and her discontent with Beijing was revealed from her words.
It is worth mentioning that in May this year, a group of pro-Chinese Communist Party members in the financial sector suddenly formed a new political party called the "Bauhinia Party". The party claims to support "one country, two systems" and expects to recruit 250,000 members. The Hong Kong media believes that the Bauhinia Party is probably an overt manifestation of the underground Communist Party in Hong Kong.
According to an analysis by Hong Kong's Standpoint News, the Bauhinia Party claims to be recruiting 250,000 members, a level of membership that can only be seen in totalitarian countries with one-party rule, and according to a projection by veteran journalist Ching Cheong since 2012, there could be as many as 400,000 members of the underground Communist Party in Hong Kong.
Former Wen Wei Po deputy editor-in-chief Ching Cheong wrote an article in the online media Crowd News, pointing out that the emergence of the Bauhinia Party indicates that the CCP does not trust the Hong Kong pro-establishment, and is probably planning to purge the Hong Kong leftists represented by Lam Cheng.