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Written by: Xu Yi'an
2020-08-09 22:58
Last update date: 2020-08-09 23:02US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted on Twitter on August 9 that the United States and other like-minded countries expressed concern about the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" and the erosion of Hong Kong's fundamental rights and freedoms. He said that the United States and other countries called on the Hong Kong government to hold legislative council elections as soon as possible.
The US is joining like-minded countries in expressing our concerns about Hong Kong's National Security Law and the erosion of fundamental rights and liberties in Hong Kong. We urge their government to hold Legislative Council elections as soon as possible.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 9, 2020The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials on August 7 and announced the list, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary of Justice Zheng Ruohua, and Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee Luo Huining.
US Secretary of State Pompeo also posted on Twitter, saying that these 11 people are responsible for the damage to Hong Kong’s autonomy. "When the people of Hong Kong are oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party and its promoters, we will not stand aside."
Today, the US is designating 11 individuals responsible for the erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy. We will not stand by while the people of Hong Kong suffer brutal oppression at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party or its enablers.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 7, 2020Pompeo said that the 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials sanctioned by the United States were responsible for developing, adopting, or implementing the "Minato National Security Act", or coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning people in accordance with the "Minato National Security Act." He believes that China's claim that the "Hong Kong National Security Law" is used to defend Hong Kong's security, but in fact it is a repressive tool of the CCP.
Sources quoted by Reuters reported that the Hong Kong government had previously announced the postponement of the Legislative Council elections scheduled for September for one year on the grounds of the epidemic, which led to Washington's decision to step up review of sanctions.
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