Hong Kong tightens security ahead of electoral reform talks

According to a VNA correspondent in Hong Kong (China), before the Hong Kong Legislative Council's discussion session on electoral reform in this special administrative region, from June 17, the police mobilized 200 officers to station inside the Legislative Council building.

The security plan will mobilize a total of 7,000 officers to maintain order. (Photo: scmp.com).

The move was made after intelligence reports suggested that extremists were likely to storm the building.

Hong Kong Legislative Council President Tsang Yuk-shing said he and the Legislative Committee had accepted the police's advice and allowed officers to be deployed inside the building to help maintain order.

Mr. Tang Ngoc Thanh also said that the Secretariat had received information that many people with opposing political views would gather around the Legislative Council building and that clashes might occur that would affect the discussion.

On the evening of June 16, about 30 plainclothes police officers carrying various security equipment were escorted into the Legislative Council building by 30 uniformed officers. Traffic leading to Tim Wa Road, outside the Chief Executive’s Office, was blocked since 11pm.

According to police sources, the security plan will mobilize a total of 7,000 officers to maintain order during the discussions. In addition to 200 officers stationed inside the Legislative Council headquarters, another 1,000 staff will patrol outside the building./.

(According to VNA/VN+)