To German Consulate General Hong Kong
【An open letter to Federal Republic of Germany Consul General to the Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff on Hong Kong Police Force's inappropriate "Nazis" comparison】
23 February 2017
Dr Hon Cheng Chung-tai has written to the Federal Republic of Germany Consul General to the Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff to set out what it considers are issues he may wish to prioritize in respect of recent remarks by the HKPF.
Seven Hong Kong police officers abused their power, savagely beating an arrested protester during Umbrella Revolution in 2014, and was recorded by the local news network. They were charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and the Court sentenced seven police officers to jail for two years on 17 February 2017.
Nonetheless, the HKPF was unrepentant (Police Commissioner Stephen Lo Wai-chung expressed "sadness" over the sentencing, Joe Chan, Chairman of the Junior Police Officers’ Association, stated that he was "shocked" by the jail term).
On 22 February 2017, the police union organized an unlawful assembly in support of the officers – now convicted criminals at the Police Sports and Recreation Club in Prince Edward.
During the assembly, one officer expressed on the stage that he felt like Jewish who were persecuted by Nazis (original Chinese term was 「納粹德軍」, which could both mean Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS) during his line on duty (implying the unfriendly attitude he faced), the rest of rallying policemen responded with thunderous "yes".
As reported, at least half of the police force attended the rally, and no senior officer corrected the remark afterward, hence it should not be considered as a mere isolate incident.
Compared a gang of lynch mob, and a police force which losing any sense of political self-restraint and discipline to Holocaust victim, is a gloss insult to the State of Israel and Jewish people worldwide, of which the Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong & Macau has already issued an official statement of regret; the Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre also condemned the reckless remark.
Likewise, willfully compared activists and Hong Kongers who criticize a police force run amok to Nazis, is not only ludicrous, but also a great disrespect to the Federal Republic of Germany and her citizens.
Therefore, I wish Your Excellency would aware such an outrage, and defend the dignity of your nation and people.
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