The British foreign secretary said Tuesday that China’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong is a “clear violation” of Beijing’s international obligations. | AP
People wearing face masks to protect themselves from possibly contracting the coronavirus walk past a painting in Hong Kong, April 25, 2020. KIN CHEUNG / AP File via China Daily/Asia News Network
LONDON — The British foreign secretary said Tuesday that China’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong is a “clear violation” of Beijing’s international obligations. In a statement to the House of Commons, Dominic Raab said “we strongly oppose such an authoritarian law being imposed by China in breach of international law.”Hong Kong is a former British colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1997, under a “One Country, Two Systems” agreement that guarantees it a high degree of autonomy.
China’s largely ceremonial parliament voted last week to bypass Hong Kong’s legislature and develop and enact national security legislation on its own for the semi-autonomous territory. Critics say the laws could curtail free speech and opposition political activities.
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