No protest requests in Hong Kong have been rejected since 2022: Security chief Chris Tang

Hong Kong’s security chief has revealed authorities have not rejected a single protest application since 2022 as he argued the lack of demonstrations in the city was not a sign of civil society in retreat, but due to the availability of multiple channels to express opinions.

Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung told the Post that Hongkongers could have refrained from protesting in recent years because they had more effective channels to register their views and the government also now had a heightened “responsiveness” towards public opinion.