Group of extradition bill protesters hold first press conference to counter Hong Kong government line on recent demonstrations
- Two men and one woman give conference in Mong Kok, dressed in masks and helmets
- Trio call on government ‘not to waste public resources’ by holding daily press conferences, and stress they are not representatives of protest movement
A group of young people supporting the anti-government protests which have shaken Hong Kong held its first press conference on Tuesday to counter the administration’s line on the unrest, but refused to be identified as the movement’s representatives.
The address followed Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s announcement on Monday that the police would hold daily briefings on the extradition bill protests and that government departments would also give their own conferences when necessary.
At the Tuesday event, held at a private location in Mong Kok, the three speakers gave their names as Mary, Linus and Jerry.
The trio were aged 18 to 32 and only Jerry gave his occupation – student.
Dressed in black and wearing masks and helmets, the three said they had organised online, using the mobile messaging app Telegram.
