The government has issued a warning after netizens called for another anti-parallel-trade protest at the Government House Open Day this Sunday.
An online discussion titled “let’s all be smugglers and trade at the Government House” started earlier this week, with organisers suggesting participants pose as parallel traders and bring large quantities of daily goods, including milk powder, to the public event, reports RTHK.
Hong Kong Secretary of Security Lai Tung-Kwok expressed his concern during a media session yesterday, warning that “the police would take appropriate and resolute actions to safeguard public safety and maintain law and order”.
Officers are expected to deploy en masse to contain any situation on Sunday.
The online discussions come after a series of weekly anti-parallel trading protests, which have sparked much controversy and debate.
Six people have now been arrested in relation to last Sunday’s protests, which saw mainland shoppers verbally abused by angry anti-smuggling protesters.
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