Officials hint at what's in British government report on Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Foreign Office document will also endorse law enforcement and judicial measures taken during the 79 days of Occupy demonstrations
Britain's upcoming half-yearly report on Hong Kong will say the city's governing principle of "one country, two systems" has been "put to the test" and come "under strain" during the Occupy Central protests.
However, the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Basic Law and the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration continue to be "generally respected", the 36th edition of the Foreign Office report will say. It has been published every six months since the 1997 handover.
Part of the report will cite issues relating to respect for freedom of the press and the judicial system.
Comments from a draft version of the report, which covers events from July 1 to December 31 last year, were released during a hearing of the British parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into Hong Kong.
At the inquiry on Tuesday, Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire testified that the report would say the city continued to enjoy "a degree" of autonomy - rather than a "high degree".
The British consulate in Hong Kong later clarified that Swire wanted to say "high degree of autonomy" during the hearing.
The committee also heard from two senior civil servants with oversight of China and the Asia-Pacific, including Gareth Ward, head of the Foreign Office's China department.