China's state media have
strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung, praising his
performance while condemning
protests as "chaos".The support in Communist Party paper People's Daily comes as student activists threaten to occupy government buildings if Mr Leung does not resign.
Police and government have again called on protesters to disperse.
The protesters are angry at China's plan to vet candidates for polls in 2017, saying they want full democracy.
On Wednesday China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi also warned against "illegal" protests and foreign interference.
'Disrespecting the law'
The People's Daily is the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper. In a front-page editorial on Thursday, it praised Mr Leung's handling of the situation so far.
"The central government is full of confidence in Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying [CY Leung], and is completely satisfied with his performance," it said.
Beijing "will thus continue to strongly support Mr Leung's leadership of Hong Kong's legal administration as well as the police's handling of illegal activities", it added.
People's Daily also carried on its website a comment piece from another newspaper which stated: "Hong Kong has for many years enjoyed peace and harmony. It now sees the emergence of this embarrassing chaos, and the root cause lies with a few people who are disrespecting the law."
"Chaos denies Hong Kong residents their prosperity, goes against their wishes, and is not what all Chinese people wish to see or what we can tolerate."
Beijing's support of Mr Leung follows repeated calls by protesters for his resignation.
Source:BBC
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