Chief executive: It's time for HK to bring back order, say no to violence

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong's chief executive, said on Monday that protesters' sustained acts of disruption are pushing "our city, the city we all love and many helped to build, to the verge of a dangerous situation".

Lam, speaking at a news conference, pledged resolute action to maintain law and order and restore confidence. She said the protests have gone beyond the issue of a now-shelved extradition amendment bill and now are aimed at destabilizing the special administrative region at the cost of the stability of 7 million residents' lives and futures.

Monday's problems were caused by direct disruption by protesters as well as a general strike in the city.