Civil Servants Ask Alice Mak If She Swore At CE

Two civil servants associations are calling on Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Alice Mak to clarify whether she swore at Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a closed-door meeting last weekend, in which the city's leader reportedly told pro-establishment legislators of her plans to suspend the contentious extradition bill.

They say if Mak did swear at the Chief Executive, she should publicly apologise.

Mak reportedly shouted profanities at Lam when she told the Chief Executive how her colleagues had suffered for backing the bill.

The Sing Tao Daily reported that Lam was shocked and at first tried to defend herself, but later broke down in tears. Mak then told her: “What’s the use of crying now? You know how to cry, I also know how to cry,” and she started crying too.

Mak refused to divulge any details of that meeting when asked about the report.

The Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association and the Hong Kong Federation of Civil Service Unions said public officers should not be verbally abused when carrying out their duties, and lawmakers should act as role models for young people and children.

The groups stressed they were not targeting any political parties, and their action had nothing to do with the controversy surrounding the extradition bill.