Luo Huining (center), director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, pays a visit on Sunday to police officers at police headquarters in Wan Chai with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (second right). Luo extended central government’s regards to the force and other disciplinary services, and expressed new year greetings to officers and their families as the Chinese New Year is around the corner. (XINHUA)
In extending the central government’s regards and new year wishes to the force and other disciplinary services, Luo said the nation will always provide strong backing regardless of what comes its way.
Luo, together with Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, on Sunday visited police headquarters in Wan Chai and the police station in Tsim Sha Tsui and met with those officers injured during the yearlong social unrest.
Luo noted that the police, after being forged and refined during this period, have developed into a strong and reliable law enforcement body to maintain Hong Kong’s stability and safeguard national security
Luo noted that the police, after being forged and refined during this period, have developed into a strong and reliable law enforcement body to maintain Hong Kong’s stability and safeguard national security.
According to the city’s Security Bureau, 483 police officers were injured from June 2019 till the end of November that year when the often-violent protests were at their worst.
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Luo met with officers who sustained burns after having petrol bombs thrown at them, those who had their eyes damaged by laser pointer-wielding radicals, and those injured when they were shot with arrows or steel ball bearings.
Luo lavished praise on the wounded officers and commended them for their courage in the face of danger and their determination to enforce the law.
In expressing hopes that frontline officers stay safe when discharging their duty, Luo also encouraged the force to keep up the momentum and live up to their duties as loyal guardians who safeguard the national security and uphold the stability of the city.
Commissioner of Police Chris Tang Ping-keung said the police, with the support of the central government and Lam’s leadership, have been able to end the chaos and violence through a united effort.
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Tang vowed to make every effort in the future to maintain social order, combat the pandemic and safeguard national security.
Tang said the force will always be loyal, uphold national security and ensure the safety of the Hong Kong public.
Yang Jianping, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, and Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu also attended the meeting.
