China mulls military option to quell Hong Kong turmoil

China's top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs said Wednesday that late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping foresaw the possibility of the army being used to suppress turmoil in the territory, while referring to the ongoing chaotic protests against a now-suspended China extradition bill, Hong Kong media reported.

"Hong Kong's bill amendment disputes have lasted 60 days. They are growing bigger in scale and more violent in nature and are reaching to more sectors in the society," he said. "It is Hong Kong's most serious situation since the handover." Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has suspended the bill and subsequently labeled it "dead" in failed bid to calm public anger.

Zhang was said to have condemned some protesters who chanted such slogans as "liberate Hong Kong" and "revolt," and who defaced the national emblem at China's representative office, accusing them of challenging China's sovereignty. "Even the People's Liberation Army were to deploy in Hong Kong, it will be executed according to the Basic Law and the 'one country, two systems' principle," Leung said. "There will be no contradicting the principle, which will still continue to function "

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