From your violently pro-regime standpoint, what actual positives did you get from that "townhall meeting"?
I didn't see any enagement from the unelected officials nor any actual recognition of the extent of "grassroots" dissatisfaction beyond stony faces.
And what could Clam do, as the nominal/nominated head of HK government? For starters, she could simply announce that the government will start seeking ways to address the deep concerns Hongkongers have (let the CCP themselves deal with the outcry their secret dictates are causing if they block the promised electoral reforms!) and that she will order the "law enforcement" to cease using force or intimidation against the public unless it is in genuine self defence and...
She might be dimly aware of the Five Demands which, if it needs pointing out, are all perfectly reasonable, legal and within the Chief Executive's power to pursue.
That's what a representative of Hongkongers would do anyway.