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Huang Zhifeng was arrested by the British Foreign Secretary, saying that the Hong Kong government must respect the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people

2020-09-24T20:53:43.125Z


Huang Zhifeng, the former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Universiade, was arrested again. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on September 24 that he was deeply concerned about the arrest of Huang Zhifeng and stressed that the Chinese and Hong Kong governments must respect the rights and interests of Hong Kong people.


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Written by: Liang Kaiyi

2020-09-25 04:35

Last update date: 2020-09-25 04:35

Huang Zhifeng, the former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Universiade, was arrested again.

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on September 24 that he was deeply concerned about the arrest of Huang Zhifeng and stressed that the Chinese and Hong Kong governments must respect the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people.

Lan Taowen wrote that Huang Zhifeng’s arrest is another example of the Hong Kong government’s targeting of social activists, and mentioned that the Sino-British Joint Declaration protects the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people and must be respected.

I am deeply concerned about the arrest of Joshua Wong, another example of HK authorities targeting activists. Chinese and HK authorities must respect the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, as protected in the Joint Declaration.

— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) September 24, 2020

The picture shows on September 24, 2020, the former Hong Kong Secretary General Huang Zhifeng was arrested and displayed bail documents to the media outside the police station.

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The EU issued a statement earlier on the same day in response to the incident.

The spokesperson pointed out that the incident was a follow-up to the recent disturbing mass arrests of pro-democracy activists, calling for the case to be carefully reviewed by an independent judicial institution.

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