making a mountain out of a molehill 上綱上線

making a mountain out of a molehill
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而林鄭強調指政府並不知道，而涉事地點是屬於香港境內範圍，她指兩方會進一步溝通，她批評有人就此「上綱上線」，指此為跨境執法，故對方會暫時使用涉事用地。

【短問短答】內地邊防人員越境佔港地　林鄭：涉事地段屬港方（2018年11月14日）。HK 01，取自 https://www.hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%83%85/258749/%E7%9F%AD%E5%95%8F%E7%9F%AD%E7%AD%94-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%82%8A%E9%98%B2%E4%BA%BA%E5%93%A1%E8%B6%8A%E5%A2%83%E4%BD%94%E6%B8%AF%E5%9C%B0-%E6%9E%97%E9%84%AD-%E6%B6%89%E4%BA%8B%E5%9C%B0%E6%AE%B5%E5%B1%AC%E6%B8%AF%E6%96%B9

But the chief executive said those worried about the integrity of the border were “making a mountain out of a molehill“, and said she and her counterparts were discussing the issue of the river, which Hong Kong maintains has not moved.

Hong Kong and Shenzhen officials can’t agree where the border is – or if a river has moved. (2018, November 21). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2173161/river-runs-through-it-hong-kong-and-shenzhen-officials-cant