Actor Chan wants curbs on Hong Kong protests
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December 14, 2012, Friday
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JACKIE Chan has suggested in a recent interview that protests should be restricted in Hong Kong.
The action star lamented that Hong Kong has become a city of protests, where people "scold the Chinese mainland, scold the leaders, scold anything, protest against anything."
"There should be regulations on what can and cannot be protested," Chan told the Southern People Weekly, which published his comments on Wednesday. He didn't say what kinds of protests he thought should be restricted.
The star of movies such as "Rush Hour" and "Rumble in the Bronx" triggered a backlash three years ago with similar comments on the need to restrict freedom in his hometown.
Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997 and is now a special administrative region.
Chan also reflected in the interview on how different Hong Kong was before 1997.
"Hong Kong in the British era was not so free. Did you hear so much gossipy news? Were there so many taking to the streets? No. Very well behaved. The British badly repressed us," he told the magazine. "We do not like repression. We like freedom. But you cannot do whatever you want."
In 2009, Chan sparked outrage among lawmakers in Hong Kong when he said, "I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not."
He also said he was "beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled."
Southern People Weekly is part of a media group in south China's Guangdong Province and known for its lively reporting.
The action star lamented that Hong Kong has become a city of protests, where people "scold the Chinese mainland, scold the leaders, scold anything, protest against anything."
"There should be regulations on what can and cannot be protested," Chan told the Southern People Weekly, which published his comments on Wednesday. He didn't say what kinds of protests he thought should be restricted.
The star of movies such as "Rush Hour" and "Rumble in the Bronx" triggered a backlash three years ago with similar comments on the need to restrict freedom in his hometown.
Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997 and is now a special administrative region.
Chan also reflected in the interview on how different Hong Kong was before 1997.
"Hong Kong in the British era was not so free. Did you hear so much gossipy news? Were there so many taking to the streets? No. Very well behaved. The British badly repressed us," he told the magazine. "We do not like repression. We like freedom. But you cannot do whatever you want."
In 2009, Chan sparked outrage among lawmakers in Hong Kong when he said, "I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not."
He also said he was "beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled."
Southern People Weekly is part of a media group in south China's Guangdong Province and known for its lively reporting.
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