High anxiety? Police camp atop Lion Rock before Zhang Dejiang visit to Hong Kong
Post learns officers gathering at iconic mountain to ensure security for state leader
Police were seen camping atop Lion Rock ahead of state leader Zhang Dejiang’s visit to the city after a pro-democracy banner was hung on the mountain two years ago.
A hiker, who wished to remain anonymous, said he saw around nine officers hiking up the iconic 495-metre-high mountain on Monday.
He told the Post another regular hiker on the route heard from the officers that they were there to prevent trouble when Zhang arrives in the city on Tuesday for a three-day visit.
A police source close to the matter said the officers were from the rural area patrol unit and that the force had stepped up security measures for the chairman.
“There was a huge banner hung from the rock in 2014,” the source said. “We have to take precautions before Zhang’s arrival.”