Pan-dems Protest In Legco Over Yuen Long Claims

Pro-democracy lawmakers staged a protest accusing the authorities of attempting to change the narrative of the Yuen Long attacks on July 21 last year, as government officials attended a Legco special meeting on the latest anti-epidemic measures.

The lawmakers displayed placards and chanted slogans at the beginning of the meeting.

Democrat Lam Cheuk-ting also protested as Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung spoke to reporters before the meeting's start.

Cheung dodged a question on whether he agreed with a senior police official’s assessment on Wednesday that the Yuen Long attack was not indiscriminate, but a clash between two groups who were evenly matched.

“The commissioner of police explained clearly and I have nothing further to add, except the point that all the evidence must presented in court. Any prosecution must be based facts and evidence. It is entirely up to courts, really to make the decision,” he said.

Cheung also did not say whether the Hong Kong government has been notified about the mainland's arrest of some 10 people who were said to be trying to flee to Taiwan. He only said the local police will communicate with their mainland counterparts.