中国籍外卖员在澳遇害，中方要求当地政府及警方严惩凶手

房新文总领事就领区一名中国公民不幸遇害案件同维多利亚州州长卡罗尔紧急通话

11月7日下午，房新文总领事应约同维多利亚州州长卡罗尔紧急通话。卡罗尔对11月6日晚一名中国公民在墨尔本市区不幸遇害身亡深感痛心、深表震惊，表示凶手目前已被警方逮捕，请房总领事向遇害者家属转达他的深切哀悼和诚挚慰问。

房总领事允尽快向家属转告，并要求卡罗尔州长和维州政府及警方依法公正处理此案，严惩凶手，切实维护中国公民生命安全和合法权益。

卡罗尔表示，我们将坚定表明立场，绝不容忍这样的行径，正义必须得到伸张。

Consul-General Xinwen Fang in Urgent Telephone Conversation with Victorian Premier Ben Carroll Over the Sad Death of A Chinese National

In the afternoon of 7 November, Consul-General Xinwen Fang discussed with Victorian Premier The Hon Ben Carroll MP in an urgent telephone conversation over the sad death of a Chinese national who was killed last night in Melbourne CBD area. Premier Carroll expressed his sadness and shock of this tragedy, briefing that the suspect had been caught by the Police, and asked the Consul-General to convey his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the family of the victim.

The Consul-General agreed to convey the condolences and sympathy to the grieving family, and asked the Premier, Victorian Government and Police to handle this case fairly in accordance with the law, severely punish the perpetrator, and earnestly safeguard the life and legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese nationals in Victoria.

The Premier said we will send the strongest signal that this will not be tolerated, and there will be justice.