' s ▁concerns ▁and ▁dem ands ▁and ▁give ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁the ▁necessary ▁explanation ." ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁The ▁South ▁China ▁Mor ning ▁Post ▁published ▁a ▁poll ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁residents ▁conducted ▁while ▁Snow den ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁that ▁showed ▁that ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 9 ▁respond ents ▁believed ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁should ▁not ▁surrender ▁Snow den ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁if ▁Washington ▁ra ises ▁such ▁a ▁request ; ▁ 3 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁those ▁pol led ▁think ▁of ▁Snow den ▁as ▁a ▁hero , ▁ 1 2 . 8 ▁percent ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁tra itor , ▁ 3 6 ▁percent ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁neither . ▁ ▁Refer ring ▁to ▁Snow den ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁territory , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁chief ▁executive ▁Le ung ▁Ch un - Y ing ▁assured ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁" handle ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Mr ▁Snow den ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁established ▁procedures ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁[ and ] ▁follow ▁up ▁on ▁any ▁inc idents ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁priv acy ▁or ▁other ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ▁or ▁people ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁being ▁viol ated ." ▁Pan - dem ocrat ▁legisl ators ▁Gary ▁F an ▁and ▁Claud ia ▁Mo ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁perce ived ▁U . S . ▁pro sec ution ▁against ▁Snow den ▁will ▁set ▁" a ▁dangerous ▁preced ent ▁and ▁will ▁likely ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁justify ▁similar ▁actions " ▁by ▁author itar ian ▁govern ments . ▁During ▁Snow den ' s ▁stay , ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁political ▁groups