Chief executive’s stance changed after anti-extradition bill movement, now only concerned with whether June 4 commemorations are lawful
反修例後特首態度轉變 只在乎六四悼念是否違法
Chief Executive John Lee met the press before this morning’s Executive Council meeting. Asked whether he could publicly commemorate June 4 and whether people lighting candles in Victoria Park would be driven away, he did not answer directly. He said only that all public activities and individual conduct must comply with Hong Kong law, and that everyone must be responsible for their own actions. “If the police find that someone’s conduct does not comply with Hong Kong law, they will enforce the law decisively.” Light Media compared comments on the June 4 incident made by successive chief executives while in office, finding that since the anti-extradition bill movement, the two chief executives have focused only on whether June 4 commemorative activities are lawful and have no longer expressed personal views on the incident.
特首李家超在今早出席行會前會見記者，被問及個人可否公開悼念六四以及於維園點蠟燭會否被驅趕時，並未正面回應，只表示任何公眾活動或個人行為都要符合香港法律，每個人都要為自己的行為負責，「如果警方發現某人的行為不符合香港法律，他們會果斷執法」。《光傳媒》比較歷屆特首在任時對六四事件的評論，自反修例運動後，兩任特首只着眼在六四紀念活動是否合法，未再就事件表達個人立場。