Police spokesman Steve Hui warned demonstrators there would be serious consequences if pro-democracy protesters either charged or surrounded official buildings, declaring such actions illegal. At the same time, the Chinese government in Beijing has stepped up its rhetoric, claiming that, “Handling affairs without following laws, Hong Kong society will be in chaos.” It has also suspended tour group visits from mainland China to Hong Kong, and issued a front-page declaration in its paper that it “fully trusts Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and is very satisfied with his work.”
