Cornerstone destroyed

Looking back at the past two months, the ordinance amendment issues have changed in their essence and now bear the features of a "color revolution".

Should violence and chaos be allowed to continue, the safety of Hong Kong citizens' lives and property will be endangered, and the governance authority of the SAR government, the cornerstone of the rule of law in Hong Kong, its prosperity and stability and the "one country, two systems" principle will be destroyed. Citizens of Hong Kong will not allow this to happen. The people of China will not allow this to happen.

On Aug 7, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong jointly held a symposium in Shenzhen to brief the attendees on the central authorities' policies on stabilizing Hong Kong's situation.

It stressed that the most pressing and overriding task in Hong Kong is to stop the violence, end the chaos and restore order.

The recent violence in Hong Kong is intolerable in any civilized, rational society under the rule of law. Any illegal and criminal acts that blatantly defy the basic principle of "one country, two systems", trample the rule of law, destroy social stability and infringe public interests will be brought to justice.