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China calls for Hong Kong to swiftly punish 'radical' protesters
Source: The Guardian
China calls for Hong Kong to swiftly punish ‘radical’ protesters
Beijing offers full support to region’s leader in rare remarks from government office
Laurel Chor and Lily Kuo in Hong Kong
Mon 29 Jul 2019 11.18 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Jul 2019 18.50 BST
China has offered its full support to Hong Kong’s embattled leader and its police force, and said violent protesters must be swiftly punished, in rare remarks by the government office that oversees policy towards the territory.
Hong Kong has been rocked by two months of escalating pro-democracy protests that have posed the most significant challenge to Beijing’s authority since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
In its first press conference since 1997, the state council’s Hong Kong and Macau affairs office said the protests were “horrendous incidents” that have caused serious damage to the rule of law.
“No civilised society or rule of law society will tolerate rampant violence,” said Yang Guang, a spokesman for the office. Yang said the violence, which he blamed on a “few radicals”, had seriously undermined Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability.
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Beijing offers full support to region’s leader in rare remarks from government office
Laurel Chor and Lily Kuo in Hong Kong
Mon 29 Jul 2019 11.18 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Jul 2019 18.50 BST
China has offered its full support to Hong Kong’s embattled leader and its police force, and said violent protesters must be swiftly punished, in rare remarks by the government office that oversees policy towards the territory.
Hong Kong has been rocked by two months of escalating pro-democracy protests that have posed the most significant challenge to Beijing’s authority since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
In its first press conference since 1997, the state council’s Hong Kong and Macau affairs office said the protests were “horrendous incidents” that have caused serious damage to the rule of law.
“No civilised society or rule of law society will tolerate rampant violence,” said Yang Guang, a spokesman for the office. Yang said the violence, which he blamed on a “few radicals”, had seriously undermined Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/china-calls-for-hong-kong-swiftly-punish-violent-protesters