經歷被中國大陸非法拘禁八個月後，林榮基質疑香港政府無法保障一國兩制，喺事件中亦無營救過任何一個人，書店同事及自己之所以能夠短暫返港，只是因為他們選擇了妥協或答應某種條件。林批評香港保安局局長黎棟國「沒用、失責、失職」，因他不能夠保障香港人喺香港嘅安全，亦對特首梁振英「無話可說」，又表示在事件後不會向香港警方尋求保護，因為在雨傘革命中警察對學生使用的暴力，早已說明香港警察不站喺香港市民一方。
After eight months of illegal detention in Chinese mainland, Lam questioned the Hong Kong government's inability to guarantee one country, two systems, and the fact that no one was rescued during the incident, and that his bookstore colleagues and himself were able to return to Hong Kong for a short time only because they chose to compromise or agree to certain conditions. Lam criticized Hong Kong Secretary for Security Tung Kwok as "useless, derelict in duty, and dereliction of duty" because he could not protect the safety of Hong Kong people in Hong Kong, and also said that he had "nothing to say" to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and said that he would not seek protection from the Hong Kong police after the incident, because the violence used by the police against students during the Umbrella Revolution has long shown that the Hong Kong police are not on the side of Hong Kong citizens.