Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng has returned to the city more than two weeks after she was injured during a protest in the UK.
At the airport on Tuesday night, she told reporters that she been receiving medical treatment in Beijing.
Cheng – one of the officials with the lowest ratings – was heckled and jostled by protesters in London as she travelled to attend an event on November 14. Her arm was injured as she fell.
Cheng met the press at the Chinese Embassy in London on November 20, but she was not seen in public since.
On Tuesday, Cheng thanked the Chinese government for their concern and support.
She said she underwent an operation to fix her fractured left wrist with a titanium plate and screws. It may take three months to a year for her to recover, she said.
[BREAKING] Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Theresa Cheng is attending a event to give a speech but fell on the floor during a protest against her and her government in London#HongKong #HongKongProstest #HongKongProtester #FreedomHK #DemocracyforHongKong pic.twitter.com/L5XYgXNsgX
— Chloe Leung (@chloeleungys) November 14, 2019
She added that she has median nerve symptoms but her condition was improving and she may not require a second operation.
She also said she has made a report to London’s Metropolitan Police over the incident.
Cheng said the Chinese Embassy in the British capital arranged her to fly to Beijing for further check-ups and treatment, before she was discharged on Tuesday and flew back to Hong Kong.
“The hand is, of course, painful. But it is more painful [in] the heart to see Hong Kong is still at the state that we are in, in [a] still disorderly behaviour. And that to me is even more painful than my hand,” she said.
She said she was granted sick leave, but has been working with staff members at the Department of Justice via email.
Cheng said will be back at work on Wednesday.
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