HONG KONG: Hong Kong's acting leader emphasised the importance of law and order during the government's final executive meeting of the year on Tuesday (Jan 21), one day after Moody's downgraded the territory's credit rating for its inability to tackle ongoing political upheaval.
"The government must be determined to maintain the rule of law and stop riots," acting Chief Executive Matthew Cheung (pic) told government secretaries at their final weekly meeting before the Chinese New Year on Saturday. "This is our top priority."
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