New generation of Hong Kong police will need ‘iron bones’, security chief says
Secretary for Security Chris Tang warns ‘oppression by hostile foreign forces will not stop’, and calls for police to stand firm
The new generation of Hong Kong police officers will need “iron bones” in the face of unrelenting “oppression by hostile foreign forces”, the security minister has said.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung, speaking at the force’s passing-out parade on Saturday, was also moved to tears when he recalled the force’s efforts to recover the human remains of those killed in the Wang Fuk Court blaze last November.
“The oppression by hostile foreign forces will not stop. Those who are anti-China and want to destabilise Hong Kong will also not stop,” he said.
“When you are facing threats, are you willing to stand firm and speak the truth?”
He added that in light of these struggles, officers would need an indestructible set of “iron bones”.
The security minister also cited remarks by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said that it was the force’s “sacred duties” to safeguard national security and social stability, as well as to protect the happiness and peace of the people.