Beijing authorities condemned what they said is the "vicious use" of Hong Kong children by pro-independence forces to oppose the national security law for Hong Kong, RTHK reports. Both the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) and Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong issued statements condemning a proposed referendum to decide whether school pupils should boycott classes to protest against the law. In particular, it criticised Joshua Wong and Isaac Cheng from the pro-democracy group Demosisto for using the Hong Kong Secondary Students' Action Platform to hold the referendum. The liaison office also attacked the class boycott proposal. The office said it firmly supports the SAR government in stepping up education on the constitution, the Basic Law, and national security.

Source: The Standard June 12, 2020 05:48 UTC