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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Liaison1 Office of the central government in Hong Kong, says he was shocked and saddened to learn about the Mong Kok riot.
"We strongly condemn2 those rioters who maliciously3 committed beatings, smashed property, committed arson4 and other violent crimes. We strongly condemn those radical5 separatists whose behaviors got more and more violent and even showed terror tendencies."
The incident started late on February 8, after a handful of illegal street vendors6 refused to halt business in Mong Kok, a busy commercial district, and clashed with law enforcement officials.
Hundreds of rioters then arrived, attacking police officers and journalists, smashing police vehicles and committing arson.
The police were forced to fire two warning shots in a bid to rescue personnel.
Zhang Xiaoming says he believes the Hong Kong government can and will handle the criminal cases appropriately.
In the meantime, he also dismissed remarks that attempt to whitewash7 the bloody8 violence.
He says people in Hong Kong have a consensus9 on the building of a peaceful society.
"It is the largest consensus in Hong Kong that Hong Kong should never be "in chaos10'. They won't tolerate any radical minority separatists to ruin the most precious legal environment."
The remark was echoed by Hong Kong's chief executive CY Leung who said on Sunday that the rioters represent only a small segment of society.
"Of the people who have been arrested by police so far, the jobless constituted the majority, instead of middle school or university students. And a large number of them belong to radical political groups. Therefore, their political demands and violent means were not representative of the society, nor did they represent the majority."
Leung also voiced support for the upgrading of police equipment and the reinforcement of manpower in response to the increasing violence lately.
"The government is calling on the public, especially the political parties, not to make excuses for or attempt to rationalize the violence and the motivations behind it, let alone whitewashing11 the rioters."
Nearly 100 people were injured during the confrontation12.
As of Saturday, police have arrested more than 60 suspects and 41 of them have been charged with rioting.
For CRI, I'm Huang Yue.
1 liaison | |
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