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Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has her concerns about the ongoing protests place in Hong Kong. She said the public disorder is life in the city and is it to "the verge of an extremely dangerous situation". Her comments after the city was hit with more street demonstrations in which protestors with police for the ninth weekend in a row. The current protests also a citywide strike and considerable disruption to roads and transport systems. Hong Kong was to a standstill on Monday morning as streets were blocked and 200 flights were cancelled. Demonstrators trains could not move by their doors open, angering many passengers.

The protests in March against a proposed bill to people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China. They have since into calls for greater democracy. On July 1st, hundreds of protesters the Hong Kong legislature building after through glass walls and metal doors. They damage inside by spray-painting slogans and defacing flags and paintings. A central government spokesperson strongly the latest demonstrators. He said: "Their conduct has blatantly the state and national dignity, wantonly on the bottom line of the 'one country, two systems' principle, and greatly the feelings of the entire Chinese people."