No evidence pair from Joshua Wong’s Demosisto party were detained by Chinese security services, Hong Kong leader says
City’s chief executive calls allegations by localist party founder Joshua Wong ‘unsubstantiated’, and points to cross-border agreement which says Hong Kong must be notified if a resident is arrested or detained on mainland
Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday said mainland authorities had not notified her about any of the city’s residents being detained or arrested and would not comment on “unsubstantiated allegations” made earlier by the localist Demosisto party.
It said they were interrogated for hours about their views on Tibetan independence, the 2014 Occupy movement for greater democracy, and their links to the group.
Lam, before meeting the Executive Council on Tuesday, remarked: “All the details were provided unilaterally by one side, even without the affected people appearing to substantiate their claims or allegations.”
As a matter of principle, Hongkongers should respect laws in other jurisdictions, she said.
