"Last Governor of Hong Kong" Patten interrupted in the case of Li Zhiying, Hong Kong scholars angrily denounced: political clowns, arrogant intervention
[Global Network Reporter Yin Yanhui] Hong Kong rioters and founder of "One Media" Li Zhiying was arrested on suspicion of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law. The Hong Kong police then sent police officers to the "One Media" building to search for evidence. Hong Kong’s “East Net” reported on the 13th that the last governor of Hong Kong, Patten, criticized the Hong Kong police for arresting Li Zhiying and searching the “One Media” building. In this regard, Hong Kong scholars criticized Patten for making irresponsible remarks on the Hong Kong issue as a "overlord of Hong Kong", just like a political clown, interfering in Hong Kong affairs with double standards.
According to the “East Net” report, Patten claimed that the actions of the Hong Kong police “destroyed Hong Kong’s status as a free society and a prosperous financial center in Asia”. He even urged the international community to “speak up” for Hong Kong people at the UN level. When the time is right, "act" before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.
Patten's remarks were immediately refuted by Hong Kong scholars. According to the report, Chen Weiqiang, a lecturer at the School of Professional and Continuing Education at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, disagreed with Patten’s remarks and criticized the other party for making irresponsible remarks, reversing right and wrong and carrying double standards.
Chen Weiqiang gave an example. A few years ago, the British media conducted telephone wiretapping, and the local police also conducted evidence searches, law enforcement and prosecution of the media involved. He believes that the police arrest of Li Zhiying is aimed at Lebanon's alleged collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, and providing financial assistance to support the operation of the "I want to speculate" team, and has nothing to do with affecting press freedom.
Chen Weiqiang also stated that Patten, as the "overseas governor of Hong Kong", often held a strong "anti-China" ideology, believing that the central government "does (anything) wrong" and criticized the other party for exerting pressure on the SAR government through the international level. reasonable. Chen Weiqiang believes that the international community does not need to lodge a complaint with the International Court of Justice, because the court has many arbitration cases scheduled to be heard every year, and complaints will only waste time and money.
Patten made irresponsible remarks about Hong Kong's national security on many occasions. At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 31, he said that China used Hong Kong's national security law to carry out "political cleansing". Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin retorted: Peng Dingkang's remarks are groundless.
Wang Wenbin reiterated that the Hong Kong National Security Law is aimed at a very small number of illegal and criminal acts and activities that endanger national security. It protects the vast majority. Not only will it not affect the rights and freedoms enjoyed by the majority of Hong Kong residents in accordance with the law, but it will cause the majority of Hong Kong residents. The legal rights and freedoms of the country are better exercised in a safe environment.
Earlier, after the Third Session of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress announced the deliberations of the “Decision of the National People’s Congress on Establishing and Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Legal System and Implementation Mechanism for Maintaining National Security (Draft)”, Patten and other Western politicians issued a joint statement. He issued remarks for the second time criticizing Hong Kong's national security legislation. In response to a reporter’s question on May 25, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom said that British politicians such as Patten, together with some Western politicians, distort and discredit, make irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong affairs and blatantly interfere in China’s internal affairs. China firmly opposes this. . The spokesperson reiterated that Hong Kong affairs are China's internal affairs and no outside interference is allowed. Non-interference in internal affairs is a basic principle of modern international law and a basic norm of international relations, and all countries in the world should abide by it.
The spokesperson of the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong also pointed out on May 21 that the last governor of Hong Kong, Patten, as an old colonialist with a thief-hearted heart, still keeps criticizing and arguing about Hong Kong affairs. This irresponsible perversion is ridiculous and ridiculous. shameful.