‘Unhealthy and stupid’ calls to kill advocates of Hong Kong independence criticised by city’s leader
Pro-Beijing lawmaker had earlier hit back at criticism of his remarks, writing ‘Ha ha ha, call the police, idiots’ in a Facebook post
Hong Kong’s leader and a prominent adviser have slammed a pro-Beijing lawmaker’s “unhealthy and stupid” calls to have pro-independence advocates “killed mercilessly”.
Meanwhile, police said detectives had been assigned to investigate comments made at a rally on Sunday, which called for academic Benny Tai Yiu-ting to be sacked from the University of Hong Kong for his role as a co-founder of Occupy Central. Those attending the rally, which Ho helped organise, blamed Tai for the recent rise in pro-independence sentiment.
Speaking before an Exco meeting on Tuesday, Lam said any “rude, insulting and threatening” speech was unacceptable in civilised society, no matter what the stance was.
“I have noticed that the debate has spread to society in large with people taking sides and using very foul language ... I think that is most unhealthy and totally not necessary for Hong Kong, as everybody wants to go back to being a more harmonious society,” Lam said.
