It's time Hong Kong residents helped police end violence, restore order

After more than 100 days of chaos, many of the original reasons and excuses for the demonstrators in Hong Kong no longer hold water. The truth has gradually emerged and the nature of the chaos has become increasingly clear.

If the demonstrators were protesting against just the planned amendment to the extradition law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, their aim was achieved almost three months ago.

So why did they prolong the demonstrations, turning it from one of "peace, reason and nonviolence" to mayhem? Perhaps the organizers and supporters of the violent demonstrations had other schemes in mind from the very beginning.