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UK publishes "Half-Year Report on Hong Kong Issues" Foreign Minister: The effect of the National Security Law permeates society

2023-01-12T12:08:03.424Z


The British Foreign Office submitted the "Six-monthly report on Hong Kong" (Six-monthly report on Hong Kong) to Parliament on January 12. In the report, Foreign Minister James Cleverly pointed out that the degree of autonomy of Hong Kong is improving.


The British Foreign Office submitted the "Six-monthly report on Hong Kong" to Parliament on January 12. In the report, Foreign Minister James Cleverly pointed out that Hong Kong's degree of autonomy is declining and that the National Security Law has a frightening effect. , is permeating all aspects of society.


Since July 1997, the British Foreign Secretary will submit the "Half-Year Report on the Hong Kong Question" to the Parliament every six months, describing the implementation of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration".

Qi Zhanming's latest report accuses Beijing of "systematically eroding Hong Kong's freedoms on multiple fronts and tightening restrictions on the lives of ordinary Hong Kongers".

"The establishment continues to crack down on freedom of speech, press and assembly. Individuals and civil society groups are self-censoring, and most independent news outlets are being shut down," he said.

The report also mentioned that between January 1 and June 30, at least 29 people were arrested in Hong Kong for sedition.

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Source: hk1

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