China must reconsider the new security law in Hong Kong, which " threatens " the freedoms in this autonomous territory, 27 states asked in a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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" We urge the governments of China and Hong Kong to reconsider the introduction of this legislation, " said the states, which include Britain, France, Germany and Japan.