Desecration of national flag condemned

Central authorities call it second such insult, urge restoration of order in HK

The central government lambasted radical protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday for blatantly trampling on the national dignity and the principle of "one country, two systems".

A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council made the remarks in response to an illegal assembly on Saturday in which some radical protesters removed the national flag from a flagpole near Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier and tossed it into the harbor.