Labour party legislator Cyd ho. Photo: RTHK
A member of the Basic Law Committee, Maria Tam, has dismissed remarks that the Chinese government would respond with "guns and cannons" if activists gathered enough strength to demand independence.
On Saturday pro-Beijing barrister Lawrence Ma had quoted the committee's vice-chairman Zhang Rongshun as saying that Beijing has the laws, guns and cannons to deal with any independence movements.
But Tam stressed on RTHK's City Forum that there was a misunderstanding, and what he really meant was that the issue could be dealt with using the relevant laws and public opinion.
Labour Party lawmaker, Cyd Ho, however, said Zhang should come out and clear the air himself.
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