Occupy Central has entered its third week. Illegal rallies such as those in Mongkok have since deteriorated into violent skirmishes aimed at undermining the police’s authority. These events are completely unacceptable and at odds with Hong Kong’s core values of peace and judiciousness.
On behalf of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), Mr Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen and Mr Jeffery Lam Kin-fung, respectively BPA Chairman and Vice Chairman, today (October 6) visited Police Inspector Tsang, who was injured in the line of duty during violent clashes surrounding the Occupy Central protests in Mongkok.
As Occupy Central enters its ninth day, the side effects of the movement are beginning to manifest themselves as social order remains in a state of turmoil. Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are beginning to feel the pinch of the protests.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) regrets and condemns the eruption of street violence that occurred yesterday in Mongkok and Causeway Bay.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) visited Taipei from September 25 to 27 during which delegates met with Mr Wang Jin-pyng, President of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan, and Mr Hau Lung-bin, Taipei Mayor, among other leading figures, to exchange views on political developments in and economic cooperation between Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The HKSAR Government today (October 3) announced that it was taking active measures to engage the protestors in dialogue and, to that end, is doing its utmost to arrange a meeting with student representatives.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) expresses deep sorrow over the clashes between the police and protesters caused by students and the Occupy Central movement. Hong Kong is our home and we find the latest events surrounding the protest to be most disturbing.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) expresses deep regret over the deterioration of the students’ class boycott and unlawful assembly into turmoil and disorder. The BPA also condemns protesters’ clashes with the police last night.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA)’s Business, Financial and Professionals Delegation today (September 26) met with Mr Han Zheng, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Shanghai Party Secretary, for an in-depth discussion on the opportunities for broader cooperation to achieve a win-win outcome for both Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA)’s Business, Financial and Professionals Delegation visited Shanghai today (September 25). The delegation, led by BPA Council Chairman Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok, visited the United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Administration and the Shanghai Equity Exchange.
