Letters | Hong Kong protesters are anti-China separatists who want to overthrow the local government

I refer to the letter from Allan Dyer (“London unrest very different from Hong Kong strife”, December 3).

Starting with peaceful protests on June 9, the demonstrations quickly degenerated into road blockage and vandalism. As the protests dragged on, the political objectives have become increasingly clear.

The organisers were not joking when they sang: “Restore Hong Kong (to its former colonial master?), Revolution of our Times” – to use a more literal translation of the Chinese original (光復香港, 時代革命) – or when they waved American flags.

The insistence on “Five Key Demands, Not One Less”, the refusal to compromise even after the government had withdrawn the rendition bill, the turning of university campuses into arsenals, the sabotage of major public infrastructure and the increasing sophistication in their deployment of lethal weapons, all point to the fact that the real objective of protesters and their behind-the-scenes backers is to overthrow the government, and cause as much trouble for China as possible.

The violent methods adopted are akin to those used by terrorists.