Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said the SAR government could no longer tolerate rioters destroying the city, appealing for residents' support to end months-long unrest.

In a broadcast video statement on Saturday, Carrie Lam said Hong Kong endured a "dark night" created by violent acts spread across the city after government introduced the anti-mask law, leaving the international financial hub "semi-paralyzed."