Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam blasts violence at Yuen Long and liaison office, amid further extradition bill unrest
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Hong Kong’s leader on Monday hit out at “shocking” violence in Yuen Long the night before, and the siege of the central government’s office in the city by protesters who defaced the building facade and national emblem.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met the press with her full team of top officials as well as Commissioner of Police Stephen Lo Wai-chung on Monday afternoon, after a night of unprecedented violence in the city.
She strongly condemned the attacks in Yuen Long, which she described as shocking, and pledged police would fully investigate them.
“Violence is not a solution to any problem. Violence will only breed more violence,” Lam said. “We absolutely do not tolerate such violence.”
She said the attackers had shown complete disregard for the city’s laws and offered her sympathy to those injured.