A legislative council member from the pro-Beijing New People’s Party has criticized a joint petition signed by 10 Catholic bishops, including Vancouve.
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“I advise those religious leaders to know when to quit, or else they will have a heavy price to pay,” pro-Beijing legislator Dominic Lee Tsz-king said.
Archbishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing stressed the importance of building unity between mainland Chinese Catholics and Hong Kong after his three-day visit to Hong Kong.