Hong Kong Security Chief Says The U.S. And Taiwan Played A Role In The Anti-Government Movement

Demonstrators marched in their hundreds of thousands against the extradition bill on June 9, 2019. Photo: Bloomberg

SCMP: Hong Kong protests: United States, Taiwan interference played role in anti-government movement, says city’s security chief

* 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

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Speaking exclusively to the South China Morning Post on the first anniversary of the mass movement against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, the secretary of security said he would still introduce the proposals in the interests of justice if the clock was turned back.

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