BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday (July 1) said it was essential that existing rights remain observed in Hong Kong after police made the first arrests under China's new national security law.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday said it was essential that existing rights remain observed in Hong Kong after police made the first arrests under China's new national security law.
These include"freedom of speech, of the press and of publication, as well as freedom of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration", the statement added. Borrell said Brussels was"assessing the implications of such a law and will continue to raise its concerns in its dialogue with China".
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