True Hong Kong lovers are patriots

ON SATURDAY, some radical protesters in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region removed a national flag from a flagpole near Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier and tossed it into the harbor. The next morning, some local patriotic residents raised the flag again. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

It seems certain "protesters" in the Hong Kong SAR have been turning so radical that they are committing illegal deeds. By removing the national flag from the flagpole and tossing it into the sea, they have openly broken the National Flag Law and insulted their own motherland. Their deeds make them more suitable for the word "rioters" than "protesters", and it is time the local police of Hong Kong held them responsible for their illegal deeds.

Facing the illegal deeds of these rioters, the local residents of Hong Kong have shown their patriotism by raising the national flag again. As the flag ascended to the top of the pole, these patriots sang China's national anthem and many passers-by stopped to join them.