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Hongkongers Arrested at Sea 'Will Have to Be Dealt With' by Mainland China

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
On Sept. 8, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that twelve people from Hong Kong who were arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum will “have to be dealt with” by mainland China, but the city government would try to provide assistance. On Aug. 23, Chinese authorities arrested the 12 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern mainland province of Guangdong. Local media have reported they were headed to Taiwan to apply for political asylum. Lam said in a regular weekly press conference: “The question is not a question of simply getting (them) back. If these Hong Kong residents were arrested for breaching mainland offenses, then they have to be dealt with according to the mainland laws and in accordance to the jurisdiction before any other things could happen.” Lam also reiterated a remark made last week which stoked further worries that Hong Kong had taken a more authoritarian turn, saying the city had no separation of powers, and that its executive, legislative, and judicial powers were derived from Beijing.
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