Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
HONG KONG, June 7 (Xinhua) — A spokesperson for the Office of the Special Representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute protest over the gross interference of some foreign politicians in the affairs of the HKSAR and China’s internal affairs.
As the department clarified, this was a response to recent unfounded statements by foreign politicians regarding the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and their blatant interference in matters affecting national security.
The official representative noted that under the protection of the national security law, public order is effectively maintained in the SAR, justice is upheld, the rule of law is protected, and the legal rights of residents and the investment and business environment of the metropolis are even better ensured.
According to him, Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, where no one enjoys extra-legal privileges and any offense committed is punished according to the law. The SAR judiciary exercises its authorized functions independently and in accordance with the law, guaranteeing fair and impartial procedures that are beyond criticism.
The spokesman stressed that some foreign politicians ignore the fact that their own countries have numerous national security laws, are oblivious to their own dismal record of human rights and rule of law atrocities, and violate the fundamental principle of international relations of non-interference in domestic affairs.
The brazen attempts by these politicians to undermine the rule of law in the Hong Kong SAR expose their hypocrisy and double standards, the diplomat said, calling on them to acknowledge the facts, change their behavior and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs in any form. –0–