China News Service, Beijing, January 13 (Xing Chong and Xie Yanbing) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference on the 13th.
A reporter asked: According to reports, the British government released the "Half-Year Report on Hong Kong Issues" to make irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong affairs.
The report blames China's Hong Kong policy.
What is the comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
Wang Wenbin: The Hong Kong SAR government has issued a press release strongly refuting the so-called "Half-Year Report on Hong Kong Questions" by the UK.
I want to emphasize again that the British side ignores the fact that Hong Kong has already returned to the motherland, and publishes the so-called "Half-Year Report on the Hong Kong Issue" year after year, grossly interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs, and seriously violating international law and basic norms governing international relations. China is strongly dissatisfied with this. ,strongly oppose.
Since the return of Hong Kong, the Chinese government has been fully, accurately and unswervingly implementing the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy. Hong Kong residents enjoy rights and freedoms that far exceed those before 1997 in accordance with the law.
Anyone without prejudice will agree that the enactment and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the improvement of the SAR election system have promoted Hong Kong to enter a new stage from chaos to governance to governance and prosperity, which has effectively safeguarded national security and social stability in Hong Kong. International investors generally Think Hong Kong's business environment is safer, more stable and more predictable.
The United Kingdom has no sovereignty, no right to govern, and no right to supervise Hong Kong after the return. The legal basis for the Chinese government to govern Hong Kong is the Chinese Constitution and the Basic Law of Hong Kong, and it is by no means the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
The British side disregards the current aspirations and peace of mind of the Hong Kong people, and under the guise of so-called democracy, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, it discredits the central government's governance of Hong Kong, slanders the SAR government's law-based governance, undermines the SAR's rule of law, and blatantly commits crimes such as Jimmy Lai. It is not only hypocritical, but also doomed to be futile to support the anti-China chaos in Hong Kong.
We urge the UK side to recognize the general trend of history, abandon the old dream of colonialism, respect China's sovereignty, stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, and stop interfering in China's internal affairs, otherwise it will only shoot itself in the foot.
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