People Must Disown Legco Invaders: Priscilla Leung

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2019-07-03 HKT 19:11

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  • Priscilla Leung (third from right) and other legal professionals say those who burst into Legco on July 1 don't represent all extradition bill protesters. Photo: RTHK

    Priscilla Leung (third from right) and other legal professionals say those who burst into Legco on July 1 don't represent all extradition bill protesters. Photo: RTHK

Pro-establishment lawmaker Priscilla Leung has urged extradition bill protesters to sever ties with those who stormed the Legislative Council on Monday night, saying the rampage was the darkest day in Legco's history.

More than 100 other legal sector professionals also signed a statement backing the call for opponents of the proposed law changes to disown those who had taken part in the ransacking.

"Those demonstrators and protesters do not represent all young people in Hong Kong. There are many young people, young professionals, who are extremely upset by the rule of law being damaged," Leung said.

"Many young people would like to say that they are not represented by these people, they want to tell the world very clearly."

Leung also said that because the protesters inside Legco wore masks, she couldn't be certain that they were in fact young people, as reported widely by the media.

"I would like to see real faces, otherwise I can't answer you how many are adults, how many are students," she said.

Leung had joined calls for tweaks to the extradition bill, due to concerns from the business community. But following concessions by the government, she had been expected to vote in favour of the law changes, before the legislation was suspended last month.

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