On April 18, the spokesperson of the Hong Kong Office expressed firm opposition to the spokesman of the British Foreign Office regarding the arrest of Li Zhiying, Li Zhuming, He Junren, Li Zhuoren and other anti-chaotic Hong Kong elements by the Hong Kong police that day.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Office stated that the Hong Kong police ’s actions against suspected “organization and participation in unauthorized assembly” are law enforcement and foreign countries have no right to intervene. A spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry ignored the facts, reversed black and white, and used the guise of "peaceful protest" to cover up the essence of "illegal assembly" in an attempt to cover up and condone anti-China chaotic Hong Kong elements and excuse him. This is completely wrong.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Office pointed out that Hong Kong is a society ruled by law, where there are laws that must be followed and violations must be investigated. Anyone must abide by the law and cannot override it. The British side often talks about the "rule of law", but when it comes to anti-China chaos in Hong Kong, it keeps silent on observing the law and its "double standards" are exposed.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Office stressed that Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs. We urge the British side to respect the law enforcement by the SAR police and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs immediately.