Beijing: UK has no right to ‘monitor’ in internal affairs after 26 years of Hong Kong’s return

Phoenix TV: The UK government issued the so-called six-monthly report on Hong Kong yesterday, which asks for the “removing of the National Security Law” and says that the UK will continue to monitor the proposed electoral changes to Hong Kong’s District Council. Do you have any response? Mao Ning: The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has issued a press release refuting UK’s so-called six-monthly report on Hong Kong. Nearly 26 years after Hong Kong’s return, the UK still hasn’t woken up from its colonial dream and continues seeking to interfere in Hong Kong affairs through a misleading “report” which is steeped in ideological bias and inconsistent with the facts. This gravely violates the principles of international law and the basic norms governing international relations. We strongly deplore and reject this. Since the return of Hong Kong, the Chinese government has remained firmly committed to fully and faithfully implementing One Country, Two Systems, Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong and a high degree of autonomy. Hong Kong residents now enjoy far more rights and freedoms in accordance with law than they did before 1997. The effective implementation of the law on safeguarding national security and the new electoral system has enabled Hong Kong to enter a new stage in which Hong Kong has restored order and is set to thrive. Its rule of law and business environment have improved, confidence from foreign investors have been growing, and its status as an international finance, trade and shipping hub is further consolidated. The UK has no sovereignty, jurisdiction or right of “supervision” over Hong Kong after its return to China. The legal basis for the Chinese government’s governance of Hong Kong is China’s Constitution and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR, not the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong and Hong Kong affairs are purely China’s internal affairs. To smear Hong Kong or talk down its prospects will not sway China’s steady course of advancing One Country, Two Systems. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!