[Legislative Council Election] Britain calls on Beijing not to further damage Hong Kong's autonomy with the epidemic

Instant International

Written by: Zhang Zijie

2020-08-01 06:00

The Hong Kong Legislative Council election was originally scheduled to be held in September, but the Hong Kong government announced on July 31 that it would postpone the election for one year in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. The incident aroused the attention of the international community. The British government believes that China should hold this election as soon as possible.

A spokesperson for the British Foreign Office stated that free and fair elections are extremely important to the high degree of autonomy, freedom and rights guaranteed by the Sino-British Joint Declaration. At the same time, it believes that the Chinese government must guarantee the people of Hong Kong and the world to ensure that the election will be held as soon as possible and that the epidemic will not be used as an excuse to further damage Hong Kong's autonomy.

Before the British responded to the incident, White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany stated at a press conference that the Hong Kong government’s actions undermined the democratic process and freedom that underpin Hong Kong’s prosperity. He described the incident as the latest incident in Beijing that broke the The Joint Declaration guarantees the autonomy and freedom of Hong Kong people before 2047.

In addition, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also issued a statement on the same day, saying that the Hong Kong government disqualified many non-establishment members from participating in the Legislative Council election and announced that the election was postponed for one year, which further weakened the rights of Hong Kong people. , So decided to suspend the extradition agreement with Hong Kong.

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