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According to a report by Hong Kong's "Bus Newspaper" on May 2, Piet Steel, former Belgian consul general in Hong Kong and chairman of the Belgian-Hong Kong Association, recently talked about Hong Kong in a video conference, saying that the chaos in Hong Kong before hong Kong was not the true face of Hong Kong, and there must be foreign forces behind it.
Steele (Image: The Bus's Newspaper)
According to reports, the Portuguese New Silk Road Association held a video conference on "East-West Public Governance in the Post-epidemic Era" in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, on April 30. During the meeting, Steele recalled his life in Hong Kong and Macau, and was very much aware of the development of Macau today.
Looking back at Hong Kong, Steele mentioned: "Judging from my many years of career and personal experience in Hong Kong, such a chaotic Hong Kong is not the true face of Hong Kong at all, and there must be foreign forces behind it, which is obvious evidence." Instead of military intervention, the Chinese government re-maintained the city's channels and brought peace and security to the SAR government, which was the starting point for the passage of the Hong Kong National Security Law. ”
As early as December 2019, Steele, who was then the chairman of the Belgian-Hong Kong Association, said in an interview: "Despite the difficulties, the foundation of Hong Kong's economy and society and the principle of 'one country, two systems' have not been shaken, and I believe that Hong Kong's tomorrow is still beautiful."
Steele, who served as Belgian Consul General in Hong Kong from 1993 to 1997 and experienced the formulation of Hong Kong's Basic Law and Hong Kong's return to China, and later as president of the Belgian-Hong Kong Association for a long time, once said: "Based on my personal experience and long-term observations, Hong Kong has continued to enjoy a high degree of autonomy and democratic freedom since its return to China. In stark contrast, during the British colonial rule of Hong Kong, there was no democracy in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong people did not even have the right to march in the streets. ”
Seeing some young people in Hong Kong involved in violent and illegal activities, Steele felt very worried and sad at that time. "Violence is never the way out, don't bet on Hong Kong and your own tomorrow, because you're going to lose," he said. ”
Steele has previously said that it is necessary to recognize the fact that Hong Kong is China's territory and that Hong Kong still plays a unique role in China's reform, opening up and economic development. Hong Kong's prosperity and stability are also inseparable from the strong support of the mainland, as exemplified by the deep integration and mutual benefit and win-win results between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. In the face of difficulties, all walks of life in Hong Kong should unite to go through the difficulties together and win a better tomorrow. "I have confidence in Hong Kong's future."