Political groups sign no-violence agreement
But loyalists refuse to apologise for stoush at forum, threaten to gatecrash future events
A radical pro-establishment group has promised in writing not to use violence against people with different political leanings, after some of its members clashed with pan-democrats at a public forum on universal suffrage on Sunday.
Caring Hong Kong Power signed a joint declaration yesterday with student group Scholarism and forum organiser the Association of Young Commentators.
However, it has not apologised for a fracas in Cheung Sha Wan in which members scuffled with the pan-democratic group People Power. Punches flew and a Scholarism member was taken to hospital with a bruised knee.
"I don't think waving the national flag on a table is wrong," member Oscar Ng told RTHK. "It was People Power that initiated the conflict. It was not our sole responsibility [that the forum broke up]."
Ng said Caring Hong Kong Power was willing to apologise if People Power did the same.
The event included guest speakers from Caring Hong Kong Power, Scholarism, People Power and the Occupy Central movement for democracy.
Occupy Central has condemned Caring Hong Kong Power's for violent actions and repeated disturbances of the discussion. Occupy co-founders Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Chan Kin-man and the Reverend Chu Yiu-ming said they would boycott any events that included Caring Hong Kong Power speakers.