- John Lee accuses foreign forces of fanning the flames of protest and suggests anti-government movement is running out of funding sources
- In Post interview marking protest anniversary, Lee stands by the introduction of the extradition bill that sparked the unrest
South China Morning Post
Date: 9 Jun, 2020
By: Christy Leung and Gary Cheung
American and Taiwanese interference have fanned the flames of the Hong Kong protests and played a role in the evolution of the anti-government movement, according to the city’s security minister.
John Lee Ka-chiu also pointed to the decline in demonstrations since the end of January and street activists’ lack of new equipment as he questioned whether the movement was losing sources of funding.
Speaking exclusively to the South China Morning Post on the first anniversary of the mass movement against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, the secretary of security said he would still introduce the proposals in the interests of justice if the clock was turned back.
John Lee, Hong Kong’s security secretary. Photo: May Tse“Without this bill, a murder case like this would not be resolved. We need somebody with supreme wisdom to answer that problem,” he said, referring to the ongoing extradition saga of Chan Tong-kai, the Hongkonger wanted in Taiwan for killing his pregnant girlfriend. [FULL STORY]
