The Hong Kong authorities mentioned it “strongly” objects to a US congressional report crucial of Beijing’s dealing with of town, calling the report “biased, politically motivated and not reflecting the truth”.
“Safeguarding national security through legislation is in line with international practice,” the federal government of the monetary hub mentioned in an announcement late on Friday.
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The annual report from the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China this week mentioned that the “one country, two systems” framework in Hong Kong has been “dismantled”, severely undermining the rule of regulation and respect for human rights that town has lengthy loved.
The report says a nationwide safety regulation that Beijing imposed over the summer season on the previous British colony immediately threatens Hong Kong residents’ proper to due course of and their freedoms of expression and affiliation. “The legislation is clearly meant to target, intimidate, and silence Hong Kong’s robust civil society,” it says.
Hong Kong countered that opposite to the inaccurate allegations that the regulation undermines the “one country, two systems” framework, China “has the right to legislate for this matter” below the framework.
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Last Update: Saturday, 16 January 2021 KSA 15:29 – GMT 12:29
