Lam says HK has no room for violence

In wake of a violent protest late Sunday in the northern New Territories, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor strongly condemned radical protesters on Monday, saying that the city will not tolerate any unlawful or violent acts.

Lam, head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, spoke the day after a peaceful demonstration in Sha Tin against a now-suspended extradition law amendments turned into violent and bloody clashes between police and protesters in a shopping mall in the densely populated area. Twenty-eight people including over 10 police officers were injured. One officer lost part of his finger, which was later reattached.

Lam, meeting with the media after visiting injured police officers in a hospital, said radical protesters, whom she referred to as "rioters", recklessly attacked officers and damaged the rule of law in Hong Kong.