Deputy Commissioner (Management) (DCP MAN) Kwok Yam-shu went to Geneva, Switzerland between March 4 and 9, as a member of the China delegation to attend the 43rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council meeting.

Apart from attending the UN Human Rights Council meeting, Mr Kwok also grasped this invaluable opportunity to meet the UN officials as well as attended a press conference and gave media interviews to detail how rioters had damaged Hong Kong society since the "anti-extradition law amendment bill" related demonstrations started in June last year. He also explained the responsibility of the Hong Kong Police to stop violence and the challenges faced by police officers when carrying out their legal duties.

On March 9, Mr Kwok responded to concerns about the "anti-extradition law amendment bill" related incidents raised by a non-governmental organisation at the UN Human Rights Council meeting. He spoke about the real situation of Hong Kong since last June and refuted the accusations of "police brutality" within a speaking time of three minutes.

During the meeting, Mr Kwok pointed out the wrongdoing of the rioting mobs not only as a police officer but also as a Hong Kong citizen who treasures his city. He said that Hong Kong had been held hostage by the rioting mobs with their brand of activism, characterised by their intolerance for views different from their own, and their trademark response to any disagreement—violence. Mobs have viciously assaulted innocent citizens who opposed them. Their atrocities now include detonating improvised explosive devices in public places; setting a man who confronted the vandals on fire; and killing a 70-year-old cleaner with a brick.

Mr Kwok stressed that the Police were the only force that physically stood in the way of those who sought to extort their demands from the government through mob violence. "This was the real reason they are relentless in accusing the police of brutality, as part of a comprehensive effort to vilify the Hong Kong Police."

Mr Kwok said, "Our one and only mission is to find out whether anyone has committed a crime. If someone breaks the law, it is our lawful duty to stop him and arrest him. Whether a cause is altruistic or in fact self-serving is completely irrelevant to us. The law demands that we arrest them. The basic premise of the rule of law is that. No one is above the law."

For Mr Kwok’s full speech, please visit the following link (https://www.facebook.com/960526577368640/videos/198424571415603/).