Tearful leader Carrie Lam says she ‘sacrificed’ for Hong Kong, as police use tear gas, rubber bullets to clear protests
"Hong Kong citizens stage huge rally against China extradition plan"
12 June 2019 20:41 Jennifer Creery
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said she had sacrificed a lot for Hong Kong in a tearful televised interview. Her comments come as an occupation of the city’s legislature over a controversial extradition bill ended in violence with several protesters sustaining injuries.
RTHK reported that at least 22 protesters sustained injuries after police pushed the crowd back on Wednesday using rubber bullets and tear gas.
Carrie Lam interview with TVB. Photo: Screenshot.
Those injured reportedly include an outsourced RTHK driver who was unconscious for several minutes after receiving a head injury. A police officer was also treated at the scene.
In an interview with local broadcaster TVB televised on Wednesday, Lam became emotional when responding to a question about whether she had betrayed Hong Kong by pushing through the extradition bill.
“I grew up here together with all the Hongkongers. My love for this place… has led me to make a fair amount of personal sacrifices,” she said.
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Lam added that her husband told her she could not have “sold Hong Kong out” – a common phrase on protest signs – because she has sacrificed herself for the good of the city.
Photo: Apple Daily.
As of 8:30pm, police were facing protesters at Queensway and near Central on Harcourt Road.
Protesters wearing all-black with hard hats and goggles have built barricades in front of police lines using metal barriers bound together using plastic cable ties.
An organised ‘riot’
Lam described the protest as an organised “riot” in a televised address later on Wednesday evening.
Both reporters i've seen to date, on the ground there, when asked 'was it fair to describe the protests as riots?' said they hadn't seen any property damage, only protesters defending themselves against police, so - no.
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