【時代論壇訊】香港基督教協進會主席蘇成溢牧師與天主教香港教區宗座署理湯漢樞機，於六月十九日下午透過協進會網頁及香港天主教社會傳播處發表聯名回應。他們認同特首林鄭月娥在十八日下午的記者會上向市民公開道歉，承認自己的不足。他們呼籲政府需「考慮廣大市民的強烈要求」，明確地撤回《逃犯修例》修訂法案；同時從速成立獨立委員會以徹查有關六月十二日警民衝突的真相。
該回應全文如下：
對特區行政長官林鄭月娥女士昨午於記者會就「修例」事件的交代，我們有以下回應：
1. 行政長官向市民公開道歉，承認自己的不足，我們深表認同。
2. 我們呼籲特區政府從速成立獨立委員會，徹查6.12警民衝突的真相，俾能鑑往知來。
3. 特區政府雖已表明「停止《引渡條例》立法程序」，我們仍呼籲政府考慮廣大市民的強烈要求，明確聲明「撤回法案」。天主教香港教區宗座署理
湯漢樞機香港基督教協進會主席
蘇成溢牧師2019年6月19日
We wish to make the following response to the Press Conference held yesterday afternoon by Chief Executive Mrs. Carrie Lam on the Extradition Bill:
1. We accept the personal, public apology of the Chief Executive, with the admission of her own inadequacies.
2. We appeal to the SAR Government to launch a thorough independent inquiry into the clashes between the police and the protesters on June 12, as a lesson for the future.
3. While the Government has made clear that the Extradition Bill has already been “suspended”, we still opt for it to make an explicit, public statement that the Bill has been “withdrawn”, to meet the strong demand of the general public.Cardinal John Tong, Apostolic Administrator, Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Rev. Eric So Shing-yit, Chairperson, Hong Kong Christian Council
19 June 2019
