HONG KONG (ANN): All who participated in violent and criminal activities that recently plagued the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be brought to justice, including behind-the-scenes masterminds and organisers, Yang Guang, a spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Tuesday (Aug 6).
The spokesman for the China's top Hong Kong affairs authority said in a news conference in Beijing that the nearly two-month demonstrations in Hong Kong have escalated to being extremely violent and shocking, with a total of 461 people being injured, including 139 police officers.