Liaison office strongly condemns violence against tourist, reporter in HK

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Wednesday strongly condemned the violent acts by rioters at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday night.

"Rioters on Tuesday detained, harassed and assaulted a visitor and a journalist from the Chinese mainland. Such violent acts could almost be described as 'terrorism,'" the liaison office said in a statement, adding that it will support the Hong Kong police to bring rioters to justice.

"We want to express our deep condolences to the two victims and show our deepest respect to the reporter who voiced support for the Hong Kong police," the statement said.