21 OCTOBER 2019
THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY FUND OF HONG KONG
A meeting was held in the Kowloon Masjid on 21st October 2019 at 11.00 am in a very sincere and respectful manner in regards to the Blue Dyed Water sprayed on the gates of the Masjid on Sunday, 20th October 2019.
In Attendance:
The Hon Chief Executive of the HKSAR Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
The Hon Police Commissioner Mr. Lo Wai-Chung, Stephen
Assistant Commissioner of Police and other Police Officers
Mr. Zoheir Tyebkhan - Chairman of the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of HK
Mr. Saeed Uddin - Secretary of the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of HK
Mr. L.M. Nizamuddin & Mr. Ilyas Mohammad - Trustees of the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of HK
Chief Imam, other Imams and Members of the Management Committee of Kowloon Masjid
Both the Hon Chief Executive and Hon Police Commissioner expressed their deep regret and sincerely apologized for this unintended incident.
Considering the Muslim Community has a very peaceful history in Hong Kong and has never engaged in any unwarranted issues with the government or the police, the Chairman and other community members present at the meeting concurred that there would be no reason for the police to target the Masjid and believe the incident was unintended and have accepted the apology.
Chairman further noted that as per the principles of Islam of love, peace, harmony and brotherhood with all residents that have made Hong Kong our home, the Imams will continue to convey this very important message to all our Muslim Community in their sermons.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who came forward to give us their support and a lending hand to clean the gates and other places near the entrance steps of Kowloon Masjid. We also wish to thank Hong Kong people for embracing us as part of the Hong Kong community as we all strive together to make Hong Kong an even better place for all and for future generations.