Hong Kong tightens security ahead of discussions on electoral reform.

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Hong Kong (China), prior to the Hong Kong Legislative Council's discussion on electoral reform in the special administrative region, police deployed 200 officers to be stationed inside the Legislative Council building starting from June 17.

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

This move was made after intelligence indicated a possibility of extremist elements storming the building.

Hong Kong Legislative Council President Tsang Yuk-shing said he and the Legislative Committee had accepted the police recommendation and authorized the deployment of officers 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 could occur, affecting the discussion.

On the evening of June 16, approximately 30 plainclothes police officers, carrying various security equipment, were escorted by 30 officers in uniform into the Legislative Council building. Traffic leading to Tim Wa Road, outside the Chief Executive's Office, had been blocked since 11 p.m.

According to police sources, the security plan will deploy a total of 7,000 officers to maintain order throughout the debates. In addition to 200 officers stationed inside the Legislative Council building, another 1,000 personnel will patrol the outside of the building.

(According to VNA/VN+)