Police have been caught in the middle of a political crisis that should not be repackaged as a law-and-order issue in which they are used to solve what is essentially a political problem. Photo: Felix Wong Police have been caught in the middle of a political crisis that should not be repackaged as a law-and-order issue in which they are used to solve what is essentially a political problem. Photo: Felix Wong
Police have been caught in the middle of a political crisis that should not be repackaged as a law-and-order issue in which they are used to solve what is essentially a political problem. Photo: Felix Wong
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Hong Kong police caught between a rock and hard place

  • The government cannot leave the police feeling isolated at the centre of a political crisis that has undermined the city’s reputation as a safe world city

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Updated: 9:30pm, 17 Jul, 2019

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Police have been caught in the middle of a political crisis that should not be repackaged as a law-and-order issue in which they are used to solve what is essentially a political problem. Photo: Felix Wong Police have been caught in the middle of a political crisis that should not be repackaged as a law-and-order issue in which they are used to solve what is essentially a political problem. Photo: Felix Wong
Police have been caught in the middle of a political crisis that should not be repackaged as a law-and-order issue in which they are used to solve what is essentially a political problem. Photo: Felix Wong
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