Politics
Written by: Chen Chuolan
2019-12-04 11:15
Last updated: 2019-12-04 11:55The Legislative Council General Assembly resumed this morning (4th). Officials from the Secretary for Security, Mr. Li Jiachao, and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr. Luo Zhiguang, will respond to verbal inquiries from Members. To protect journalists from unreasonable targeting by police officers and to suspend public inspection of police identities, "Hong Kong 01" will be broadcast live.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong. (Profile picture)
[1140] Labour MP Zhang Chaoxiong raised oral questions, saying that during the police's operation to disperse the protesters, there were many cases of elders and rehabilitation service units who were unwell due to inhalation of tear gas, and asked the government to explain the components of tear gas and the social welfare agencies influences.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Law Chi-kwong, responded that according to the information provided by the Secretary for Food and Health, the impact of tear gas was "slight". Before the large-scale public event, the nearby social welfare center had also been notified, and they were required to take corresponding measures.
As for the tear gas component, Luo Zhiguang said that it was involved in the police operation department and it was not suitable for disclosure. Education member Ye Jianyuan pointed out that the government ’s public teardrop content may relieve public doubts, but Luo Zhiguang said that the government has no intention of making it public.
Secretary of Security Li Jiachao. (Profile picture)
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