Hong Kong's outgoing leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said she was responsible for the social unrest in 2019, but it was impossible to avoid such a bog conflict by making a compromise.
She said in an interview that she was not shirking her responsibility for the anti-amendment protest, adding that it was not a simple matter of amending the law, but the society had changed, and there was an anti-Beijing force.
She did not think that society could go through such a huge conflict by making a compromise.
"Every decision on that day was in line with "one country, two systems," she said Hong Kong has not done enough in national education and understanding of "one country, two systems" principle, adding that it could only be solved through education and public explanation.
She also added that she had advised the police at that time not to let any protester or officer be killed.
In addition, she said that demonstrations and rallies will resume after the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Asked whether people could enter the Victoria Park with flowers on June 4, she said it was difficult to comment on whether a certain event or activity is legal, but that under the national security law, it depended on whether the actions taken by the people concerned have the intention to split the country and overthrow the regime, as well as whether there are signs and evidence of stepping on the "red line" when the event occurs.