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Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing calls on those in power to show humanity and provide a ‘way out’ for young people in protest crisis
- Billionaire spoke to some participants as 1,000 Buddhists assembled at Tsz Shan Monastery in Tai Po to pray for Hong Kong
- In his first public comments about unrest, he says ‘both sides should try to put their feet in another’s shoes’, to turn big troubles into small ones
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Tycoon Li Ka-shing has called on those in power to show humanity and provide a way out for young people in Hong Kong’s protest crisis, describing them as the “masters of our future” who also needed to consider the city’s overall interests.
Speaking publicly for the first time about the worsening civil unrest, the 91-year-old billionaire said on Sunday evening that justice might have to be tempered with mercy on political issues.
Li was greeting participants during a religious gathering where 1,000 Buddhists assembled at Tsz Shan Monastery in Tai Po to pray for Hong Kong.
He took out advertisements in some local newspapers last month, calling for an end to the violence.
Li touched on the unrest again on Sunday. The billionaire described the situation as “the worst blow dealt to Hong Kong except the second world war”.
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