No ‘red line’ for approving assemblies but security threats remain: police chief
There is no “red line” set for approving public assemblies, Hong Kong’s police chief has said, while warning that national security risks persist despite the landmark conviction and imprisonment of organisers behind the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil for inciting subversion. The Hong Kong government on Saturday also strongly condemned Western countries, anti-China media, overseas…
Hong Kong’s police chief, Joe Chow Yat-ming, has stated that there is no “red line” for approving public assemblies, despite the recent sentencing of key organizers behind the city’s Tiananmen Square vigil. The conviction came after the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was found guilty of inciting public hatred and advocating illegal activities.
Former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively, while Albert Ho Chun-yan was sentenced to five years and two months. Despite the conviction, police Commissioner Chow warned that national security risks persist and that undercurrents of resistance remain.
He cited recent examples of residents gathering near the Prince Edward MTR station to commemorate a 2019 protest, despite a lack of evidence of abuses by authorities. Commissioned officers were reminded to be cautious against ideological infiltration and soft resistance measures, as they navigate a complex and volatile landscape of national security challenges.
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