[Global Times reporter Zhang Ruo] The Hong Kong Chief Executive's Office received a letter from the head of Carrie Lam to Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The letter contained white powder and was suspected of intimidation.

　　According to Hong Kong's "Oriental Daily" report on the 18th, a staff member of the Chief Executive's Office Building at One Tim Wa Avenue in Central received a letter written in Chinese at 3 pm on the 17th, addressed to Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The staff opened the letter according to the established procedures and found that the letter paper contained words like "rebellion" and "dissatisfaction with the regime". The envelope contained suspicious white powder. The staff was worried about the danger of the powder and immediately notified the superior and called the police. A large number of police officers rushed to the lockdown site. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Section inspected the white powder in the letter on the spot. It was initially confirmed to be starch. It is not ruled out that some people threatened Chief Executive Lam Cheng and expressed political opinions by sending letters. Find the mailing location and fingerprints on the letter, etc.

　　A police spokesman said that it is believed that the powder has no dangerous ingredients. The case was classified as a criminal intimidation and was referred to the Central District Crime Squad for follow-up. No one was arrested and no one was injured in the incident. There is no need to evacuate those present. The Chief Executive's Office stated that the Chief Executive did not contact the letter.

　　"Sing Tao Daily" recalled on the 18th that the Chief Executive’s Office had also received powder letters in the past, such as the Chief Executive’s Office, the Liaison Office, the Securities Regulatory Commission, the Monetary Authority, the Malaysian Consulate in Hong Kong and 4 media organizations on March 4, 2014. After receiving a suspicious powder letter, the sender claimed that he was dissatisfied with a bank's investment website operating problems causing customer losses, and requested a thorough investigation by the supervisory authority. The police later confirmed that the powder was only soybean powder. On the eve of the second reading of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in June last year, the Chief Executive's Office and the Department of Justice received multiple threatening calls asking Lam Cheng to withdraw the amendment within 24 hours, otherwise it would harm her and her family's lives. There are also letters threatening to throw gasoline bombs and harm the Secretary of Justice Zheng Ruohua and her husband Pan Letao. In April this year alone, there were at least 6 suspicious mail cases involving unknown powder or explosive devices in Hong Kong, including the Wan Chai Police Headquarters and the Hu Zhong Building Social Welfare Department. In an interview on the 17th, Lam Cheng said that the US sanctions have caused inconvenience to her, such as the use of credit cards may be restricted, but it is of little significance. "In this special historical period, I feel very honored and trusted by the central government to implement the law ( Hong Kong National Security Law), safeguard sovereignty". She also said, "The more people who oppose China criticize us, the more effective this law is."