Carrie Lam slams US senator’s Hong Kong ‘police state’ remark

Hawley, a sponsor of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, had said during a weekend visit to the city that it was “in danger of sliding towards a police state”. Earlier, fellow Republican senator Ted Cruz accused the Chinese government of trying to impose “dictatorship” on Hong Kong.

Lam said the American legislators had “preconceived views” about Hong Kong, and Hawley describing “Hong Kong as becoming a police state is totally irresponsible and unfounded”.“I chose the words ‘police state’ purposely, because that is exactly what Hong Kong is becoming. I saw it myself,” Hawley tweeted. “If Carrie Lam wants to demonstrate otherwise, here’s an idea: resign.

The semi-autonomous hub enjoys freedoms under the terms of its 1997 handover to China by Britain that critics say are being eroded because of Beijing’s tightening grip on the city. While the demonstrations have largely been peaceful, there have been violent and frequent clashes between the police and hard-core protesters.

Protesters have accused the police of brutality and excessive tactics, while authorities say they are acting lawfully in a bid to end violence by demonstrators, who have vandalised infrastructure such as subway stations and businesses perceived to be pro-Beijing.

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