【Commentary】The storm of Hong Kong's revision of laws that broke out in June 2019 has been going on for a year. Radical demonstrators wantonly disrupted in all districts of Hong Kong, blocked traffic and smashed arson, which had a great impact on Hong Kong's social order and citizens' lives. .
【Explanation】According to the statistics of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, from June to December 2019, a total of 740 sets of traffic lights in Hong Kong were damaged to varying degrees. About 52800 meters of railings and 21800 square meters of sidewalk bricks were demolished. Garbage bins lost on the street, dismantled railings, and devastated traffic lights can still be seen everywhere after a year.
[Commentary] On the streets of Wan Chai, reporters found that a large number of trash cans that had been destroyed by thugs were piled up in the recycle bin of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. Only plastic bags were left on the street where the trash cans used to be replaced instead, and they were filled next to them. Overflowing garbage. According to the cleaners, the original clean streets are now difficult to clean, and the destruction of trash cans has greatly increased the difficulty and frequency of their cleaning.
【Same period】Hong Kong cleaners
We still clean up the garbage, but these garbage bags are easy to fill up, and they are full after about half an hour of cleaning up.
【Explanation】The damaged infrastructure has caused great inconvenience to the cleaners. After the railings regulating the pedestrians of vehicles were dismantled, the behavior of crossing roads on the streets of Hong Kong became more and more, which greatly increased the hidden dangers of traffic. According to Li Jianhao, a practicing lawyer in Hong Kong, these radical acts of young people not only damage Hong Kong's infrastructure, but also destroy the foundation of the spirit of the rule of law that Hong Kong people are proud of. It has a subtly negative impact on the law-abiding spirit cultivated by Hong Kong citizens over the years.
[Same period] Hong Kong practicing lawyer Li Jianhao
Why do they (young people) seem not to be afraid of accepting legal sanctions? These are not just one trial, and one verdict can make up for a scar on society. I hope that in addition to the level of the rule of law, the government must increase its efforts in education. Through these two levels, we can raise the awareness of law-abiding among young people in Hong Kong, because most people in a society are not law-abiding, You cannot expect this society to be harmonious, stable and Hong Kong can flourish.
Reporter Zhu Aili intern reporter Yu Buting reports from Hong Kong
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