「反送中」風波久未平息，連續11天未有公開露面的特首林鄭月娥，仍未回應港人鋪天蓋地的強烈訴求。林鄭日前與北京政圈有影響力的香港友好協進會閉門會面，表明不下台，不獨立調查，不特赦，對市民訴求全無回應。
原訂於6月26日立法會大會審議提交的五條條例，就中環海濱長廊一幅面積約0.3公頃，原為公眾「休憩用地」，將撥歸中國人民解放軍駐香港部隊，作軍用碼頭；然而，因為親北京張華峰議員提出無經預告休會辯論，使條例無法在立法會討論，令條例於6月29日凌晨零時正式生效。
由多個民間團體組成的「保護海濱聯盟」譴責建制派議員，以休會辯論的方式，令立法會無法處理海濱長廊用地的附屬法例；而政府在如此重要的議題上，又以「先訂立後審議」的方式，令條例自動生效，令市民非常憤怒。聯盟認為，政府形同向解放軍割地，將屬於香港市民的海濱公共空間，強行變成軍事用地；並製造法律陷阱，嚴重損害公眾利益及公眾安全。強調政府及建制派的做法，只會製造社會矛盾。林鄭當年曾承諾填海得來的海濱空間是供市民享用，如今公然違反承諾，犧牲港人利益。
政府拒絕回應民間訴求，反送中惡法行動持續不斷，有網民更號召於7.1回歸紀念日「塞爆金紫荊」。灣仔會議展覽中心被指要求鄰近金紫荊廣場的商店和食肆等，今天起連續停業三天，直至7月2日才可恢復營業。金紫荊廣場附近已擺放大量水馬、鐵馬陣。現於會展舉行的數個展覧，需要提前星期日結束，會展「封場」。
The “No China Extradition” fiasco has yet to be been resolved. Chief Executive Carrie Lam who has not made public appearances for 11 consecutive days, has not yet responded to the strong demands of the people of Hong Kong. Lam had a close meeting with the Beijing-influential Hong Kong Friendship Association. She insisted that she would not step down, will not conduct an independent inquiry and no amnesty, thus totally unresponsive to the public’s demands.
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Christopher Cheung has been accused of using a debate adjournment request to effectively block efforts by democrats to prevent part of the Central Harbourfront being given to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). As a result, the former public space was transferred to the PLA on Saturday, 29 June.
Pro-democracy legislators have said the move by Cheung will only anger more Hongkongers ahead of the annual July 1 pro-democracy march.
The “Alliance on Protection of the Harbourfront”, composed of a number of non-governmental organizations, has condemned the move. The Alliance believes that the Government has unnecessarily given a public space to the PLA and created legal traps that seriously harm the public interest and public safety. This act by the government and the pro-establishment legislators will only create contradictions and tension in the society. Lam had promised that the reclaimed harbourfront space was for the public to enjoy. Now she has blatantly reneged her promise and sacrificed the interests of the people of Hong Kong.
The government refused to respond to the people’s demands, and protest actions had continued. Some netizens called for protest at the Golden Bauhinia Square on 1 July. In response, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) requested shops and restaurants adjacent to the Golden Bauhinia Square to be closed for three days until July 2. A large number of huge barricades have been deployed around the Golden Bauhinia Square. Several exhibitions currently held at HKCEC are forced to close prematurely and HKCEC is in “lockdown”.
