Commuters walk between messages left by pro-democracy protesters in the area the protesters are occupying in Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests have escalated into a national security issue threatening Chinese sovereignty over the Asian financial centre, a delegate to China's rubber-stamp parliament said on Thursday.
Businessman and lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun said support for Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was crucial to the city's future stability and there was no longer any room to remain neutral.
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