Press Statement: Salute to Hong Kong People. Government should listen to the voice of the people.

[Khai Loon Lee]

Press Statement

Salute to Hong Kong People. Government should listen to the voice of the people.

13 June 2019

 

I’m deeply concerned over Hong Kong police used excessive force by firing pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a demonstration on June 12. According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority as of Thursday 6am, the number of casualties confirmed was 79 – the youngest of which was 15. Two of them were seriously injured.

 

Hong Kong government described the peaceful, rational and non-violence protests as a riot. Total eleven protesters arrested. These are worrying signs that freedom and democracy in Hong Kong are moving backward.

 

I salute to all peaceful protesters who marched with courage on June 9. Thus, I urged the Hong Kong government to respect human rights and democracy. Government should listen to the people and what they worry by shelving the controversial extradition bill.

 

Released by,

 

Lee Khai Loon

State Assemblyman for Machang Bubuk

Penang, Malaysia

 

新聞文告

向香港市民致敬，香港政府應聆聽市民聲音

2019年6月13日

 

我高度關注6月12日，香港警察動用武力、胡椒噴霧、催淚彈和橡膠子彈來驅散參與和平集會的市民。根據香港醫院當局透露，截至星期四早上6點，警民衝突所造成的傷者人數一共有79位，當中最年輕的是15歲，兩位傷勢嚴重。

 

香港政府把和平、理性、非暴力的集會情願形容成暴動，並逮捕11位示威人士，讓人擔憂香港的民主自由正在開倒車。

 

我要向所有在6月9日，上個星期日勇敢走上街頭進行和平請願的103萬位香港市民致敬。在此，我呼籲香港政府尊重民主人權的價值，聆聽市民的擔憂聲音，擱置備受爭議的《逃犯引渡條例》的修訂。

 

李凱倫

馬章武莫州議員

馬來西亞檳城