Those serving the public in Hong Kong have a duty to uphold social order

The failure of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority to properly deal with the arrest of a public hospital doctor in connection with the heightened violence over the past weekend showed how some key players in the special administrative region are not doing their part to help bring an end to the current lawlessness.

The doctor, arrested on Sunday in the Pop-Corn mall in Tseung Kwan O where protesters vandalized shops and facilities, is affiliated with the Tseung Kwan O Hospital.

Subsequent to his arrest, the HKHA, a statutory body running all public hospitals in the city, issued a statement that it was very concerned about the arrested doctor and was ready to provide him with the necessary assistance and support.