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Three senior officials received powder letter Deng Bingqiang: Believed to challenge the law and order of the Special Administrative Region

2021-05-14T14:16:39.945Z


Three senior government officials successively received white powder letters yesterday, including the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the Secretary for Security Li Jiachao, and the Commissioner of Police Deng Pingqiang. Department staff reported suspicious letters to the police, and the Central District


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Written by: Ling Yide

2021-05-14 19:38

Last update date: 2021-05-14 19:38

Three senior government officials successively received white powder letters yesterday, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary for Security Li Jiachao, and Commissioner of Police Deng Pingqiang. Department staff reported suspicious letters to the police, and the Central Police District Crime Squad took over the investigation. , Is investigating the identity of the suspect and the motive of the crime.

Deng Bingqiang said in an interview with the internal media Shenzhen TV's "Zhi News" today that he believes that the intention of sending the letter is to challenge the security of the SAR. He also pointed out that the overall situation of Hong Kong society is stable after the implementation of the National Security Law, and that violations of national security have been substantially reduced, but he still has to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

During the interview, Deng Bingqiang stated that the police are still investigating the intention of the person who sent the powder letter. The only three letters were sent to the Chief Executive, the Secretary for Security and himself, which are believed to be "challenging the law and order of the SAR."

He pointed out that suspicious powder letters were found this time, which proved that the preventive work was effective, there was a mechanism to check the letters for dangerous goods, and the letters were successfully blocked.

He also pointed out that the overall situation of Hong Kong society has been stable for one year after the National Security Law has been implemented. Large-scale unrest and violent incidents have been greatly reduced. Coupled with the enforcement of the National Security Law, violations of national security have been substantially reduced. However, he said that he still has to stay alert because there are still people in the country. Look for opportunities to commit crimes, such as lone wolf attacks, police arrests in February this year for people who attempted to use explosives to create chaos during the New Year, and someone who sent suspicious items yesterday.

Three senior government officials received the powder letter exposed as flour, the letter was messy and the crime team took over the investigation

Carrie Lam, Li Jiachao, and Tang Bingqiang received powder letters. There were similar incidents last year

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