Ivan Lam detained at Hong Kong airport for inciting others to join illegal assembly

Hong Kong activist Ivan Lam was detained by Hong Kong police on Tuesday when he returned to Hong Kong, according to local media.

The police arrested a 25-year-old male, surnamed Lin, at the Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday. The man was arrested on charges of “inciting others to knowingly participate in unauthorized assembly,” according to news verified by Hong Kong police.

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Central government supports HKSAR chief executive in addressing deep-rooted issues

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The central government supports Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam in working with Hong Kong people to address deep-rooted economic and social issues, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

Yang Guang, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, told a press conference that the unrest reflects some deep-rooted problems in Hong Kong, which demand high attention and require effective measures to tackle.

The central government supports efforts of Lam and her administration to continue discussing solutions with people from all walks of life including the young people through dialogue, Yang said.

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HKSAR chief executive says never tenders resignation to central government

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she had never tendered a resignation to the central government.

"I said on several occasions previously and also reaffirmed by my colleagues in the Chief Executive Office in response to media inquiry, that throughout this period, that is from the very beginning till now, I have never, I have never tendered a resignation to the central government," Lam said at a regular press conference.

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HK govt reiterates opposition to school strikes

Chinese national flag flies at the Pui Kiu Primary School in Hong Kong on Monday, first day of the new semester. (Photo: GT)

Despite the opposition forces' call for a student strike, and local media reporting  that organizers estimated as many as 10,000 secondary students from close to 200 schools would boycott classes, SAR Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said at Monday afternoon's press conference that most of the schools are functioning normally in the first school day. 

Protesters were seen forming human chains outside some schools. The schools have professionally communicated and interacted with students in accordance with their own rules, Yeung said. 

Local media reported some students started protesting Monday morning. Students in three secondary schools at Chai Wan formed human chains in front of their campuses at around 7 am. 

Media reports said some students skipped school and showed up at Edinburgh Square in Central at 9:30 am, while others joined a rally at about noon after classes ended early on the first day.

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