Hong Kong police chief tangles with opposition councillors for second time in week over force’s handling of protests
- Pro-democracy councillors in Tsuen Wan challenged Commissioner of Police Chris Tang over his training and the alleged excessive use of force by officers
- Last week, Tang told district councillors in Central that it was the ‘rioters’ who should be apologising to society, not police
Pro-democracy councillors challenged Commissioner of Police Chris Tang Ping-keung over his training and the alleged excessive use of force by his officers handling the social unrest during the 2½-hour meeting, which was frequently interrupted by his supporters in the public gallery.
Last week, Tang was asked at a Central and Western District Council meeting if he would apologise to the public for alleged police violence. But Tang hit back and said it was the “rioters” who should be apologising to society.
On Wednesday, Lester Shum, newly elected to Tsuen Wan District Council in citywide polls in November, highlighted Tang’s attendance at mainland Chinese institutions, including the China Executive Leadership Academy in Shanghai and the Chinese People’s Public Security University in Beijing.
“For the majority of the time you were trained under Chinese law … and completely accepted Beijing’s way of dealing with Hongkongers,” Shum said.
