HK residents cherish peace and order

An opinion poll held during a major rally held in Hong Kong last weekend showed most participants hoped that the city's police would strengthen law enforcement and restore its peace and order, the rally's organizer and pollster local think tank PolitiHK Social Strategic said on Thursday.

The think tank said the rally's participants called for stricter law enforcement by the police and an investigation into the rioters' legal liability in the series of anti-extradition bill protests in the past two months.

The results also indicated that the organizers of those violent demonstrations should be held accountable for the damage made to public facilities and pay for the losses incurred, as they have allowed the protests to turn violent and disruptive.