Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa accuses the U.S. and Taiwan of orchestrating recent protests

South China Morning Post ^ | 07/31/2019 | Tony Cheung

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Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa has accused the United States and Taiwan of orchestrating the “well-organised” recent protests against the Hong Kong government.

Tung, vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, also warned on Wednesday that there could be no compromise with those who challenge Beijing’s sovereignty and damage the city’s stability. He said he remained firmly behind the Hong Kong police and Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. He called on Lam’s government to listen to public opinion and solve long-standing problems such as housing, health care, education and pensions.

“Some young people have vented their anxiety and helplessness through street politics. Yet, with Beijing’s backing and various sectors’ support behind the government, we are capable of breaking the social deadlock,” he said.

The former chief executive said he was confident Hong Kong, as a special administrative region of China and “Asia’s central city”, could overcome challenges under Beijing’s “one country, two systems” governing principle.

Tung’s remarks came as he addressed more than 100 business leaders, professionals and pro-Beijing politicians at a lunch organised by the Our Hong Kong Foundation, a think tank he founded and chairs.

Tung, who served as the city’s first chief executive from 1997 to 2005, was making his first public comments since protesters besieged Beijing’s liaison office on July 21 and defaced the national emblem with black paint.

[Gay State Conservative]

If this thing continues tanks will roll down Nathan Road...and they won't be firing rubber bullets.

[Wuli]

I think if the Communists turn the current situation into another Tiananmen Square episode, the U.S, should offer citizenship to all Hong Kong Chinese that want it. It would be a good thing to empty Hong Kong of a good many of its top folks. They would do our economy a better service than many of the immigrants we now receive on the mere “family” relationship category alone.

[bert]

“How ya gonna keep em down on the farm after they’ve got Daisey Maes” bert