China has blamed a lack of tough security laws in Hong Kong for months of increasingly violent pro-democracy demonstrations
China has said the lack of tough security laws in Hong Kong is a key reason for months of increasingly violent pro-democracy demonstrations and that the enactment of such legislation is an"urgent task".
Authorities in Hong Kong have closed a subway station after protesters broke windows and damaged ticket machines.But Mr Zhang also backed a firmer hand, saying laws outlawing subversion and other challenges to Chinese central government control were needed, and stressed that the territory's leader and legislature must be"patriots" loyal to Beijing.
Mr Zhang's statement will likely further enrage Hong Kong protesters who have upended the international finance hub with their movement. The city's"administrative, legislative and judicial organs also must be composed mainly of patriots".
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