HONG KONG (China Daily) - Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor appealed to social organizations not to advocate radical ways to express their views, as it will only cause harm to the society, especially on the future of youngsters.
Lam made the remarks before the weekly Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, one day before the Legislative Council to resume the second reading of the government’s proposed bill amending the city’s extradition law.
Expressing worries over the clashes, Lam stressed no civilized society would like to see youngsters take radical actions on the forefront
Local groups opposing the amendments have organized online campaigns to call for people from various sectors, including teachers, students and businessmen, to launch a mass strike on Wednesday.
Lam stressed that advocating such radical means will not bring any benefits to society. These conducts, which may involve illegal offenses, will cost the participants a heavy price, she said. The cost may be extremely high for youngsters, she said.
After the mass public procession held on Sunday against the proposed amendments to extradition law, a handful of protestors clashed with the police outside the Legislative Council Complex, injuring eight police officers.
Expressing worries over the clashes, Lam stressed no civilized society would like to see youngsters take radical actions on the forefront.
Lam noted that the government will spare no efforts in explaining the extradition law amendments to the public in a bid to address concerns and anxiety over the revision.
The government proposed to revise the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance in Hong Kong to enable the city to surrender fugitive offenders to jurisdictions currently have no long-term agreements with the SAR.
Hong Kong has fugitive surrender agreements with 20 jurisdictions and mutual legal assistance arrangements with 32 others. Such arrangements do not include the Chinese mainland, Macao and Taiwan.
In a recent statement, the Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools expressed disapproval of holding strikes to express views and called on the city’s educators to perform their duties diligently for the benefits of students.
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