Hong Kong’s much-criticised outgoing police chief took at final shot at protesters before handing over the baton to his successor yesterday.
Andy Tsang, who is retiring after four years as Hong Kong’s Police Commissioner, said in a press conference, “Now, because of increasing radicalisation of protests, we have seen an increasing sense of lawlessness with protesters blatantly disregarding the law.”
“This is not going to be good for Hong Kong. This is not going to be good for law and order,” he added.
Stephen Lo, who has vowed to help the public better understand the work of the police, has been named as Tsang’s replacement.
Meanwhile, Tsang was given a jolly sendoff by around 100 Hongkongers who staged a mock funeral for him, marching through the streets of Wan Chai chanting “Andy Tsang, go to hell”, reports the SCMP.
On arriving at the police headquarters, the rabble squirted paint from water guns at Tsang’s portrait in reference to three water cannons the force plans to buy for a cool HKD27 million.
