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Author: Zhai Ruimin
2020-06-30 11:54
Last update date: 2020-06-30 11:54US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he will stop exporting controlled defense equipment to Hong Kong from now on; for related technologies that can be used for both military and civilian purposes, the United States is about to request a license before exporting to Hong Kong. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced on the same day that he had revoked the special status of Hong Kong, and said he was concerned about the increased risk of transferring US technology to the People's Liberation Army or the Ministry of National Security after the legislation of the Minato City National Security Act.
The Chief Executive, Lin Zhengyue, met with the media before the meeting today (30th) and responded to the US sanctions against Hong Kong. He said that the Hong Kong government has been conducting relevant assessments because people have been begging foreign countries to sanction Hong Kong. She also retorted that Hong Kong has a strict trade control system, emphasizing that the transfer of goods "will not be possible before, not today, and not in the future."
After the National People's Congress passed the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", Pompeo made several remarks criticizing China. (Reuters)
Lin Zheng said that the details of the sanctions are temporarily unknown, but the United States earns a trade surplus of up to US$30 billion a year, and it is estimated that military or military-civilian technology products may be exported in the future, but it does not mean that they cannot be exported. Will cause inconvenience.
She believes that alternatives can be found in other countries, and I believe that it will have little impact on the development of Hong Kong's innovative science and technology. Lin Zheng also emphasized that he will not be scared by any sanctions. He believes that the country will take countermeasures. If necessary, the SAR government will cooperate fully.
Lin Zheng emphasized that he will not be scared by any sanctions. (Photo by Gao Zhongming)
National Security Law | The United States Stops Exporting Military and Civilian Equipment to Hong Kong
【Hong Kong version of National Security Law】The United States stops exporting defense equipment to Hong Kong and revokes its special status
Lin Zhengyue's Hong Kong version of the National Security Act (Mike Pompeo)