Youngsters arrested during the social unrest should be allowed to start afresh, former lawmaker Abraham Shek Lai-him said. Shek said yesterday he and fellow pro-establishment lawmakers lamented the fact that many youngsters had their futures ruined during the anti-fugitive bill protests in 2019. He was referring to remarks by Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office director Xia Baolong, who has said in recent months that he hoped Hong Kong could eliminate subdivided flats by 2049. Have they helped Carrie Lam or the Hong Kong government to solve the problems? "Did they [Beijing and Hong Kong officials] visit them?

Source: The Standard November 15, 2021 03:00 UTC