As a key Hong Kong reform vote nears, the city’s Legislative Council President warned on Tuesday that Hong Kong will not tolerate any type of violent actions. This warning came following events that happened earlier that day, when police detained 10 suspects along with different types of explosive paraphernalia.

In response, the city has asked the police to provide security around the Legislative Council Building near the day of the vote. Additionally, they have issued a code yellow warning and announced that public services in the building are temporarily suspended.

According to risk assessment by the police, it is believed that if the reform bill passes then there may be large scale protests which can erupt in violence, necessitating 5,000 security personnel to remain on standby.

As the vote nears, both Pro-democracy and Pro-China camps have been mobilizing their supporters. The Pro-democracy group holds that if the reform bill is passed, then the city’s Chief Executive will be able to bypass the two party system by his single vote.

One official expressed a very different opinion, saying that if the reform vote fails, then it will call Hong Kong’s entire democratic future into question.

Source: mingjingnews.com

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