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The anti-extradition law movement has lasted for half a year, and citizens have become increasingly divided and antagonized, and society has suffered. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said at the end of last month that she was setting up an "independent review committee" with reference to the 2011 London riots to examine the causes of the movement and identify the social, economic and political problems involved. However, the London riots only lasted less than ten days, which is not comparable to the biggest social unrest Hong Kong is experiencing in decades. Although the government can refer to the methods of controlling riots in other regions, it cannot follow the instructions when implementing them. How can the committee prescribe the right medicine to calm public grievances, lead society out of the predicament, and regain its vitality?