LettersOne country, two systems, too many meddlers: US, UK and the rule of law in Hong Kong

It would appear from the April 27 report “US ‘disappointed’ by convictions of Occupy leaders” that the United States prefers Hong Kong to practise rule by law, as opposed to rule of law, to set the Occupy leaders apart as people immune from justice. This would turn us into a “rule by law” society that does not believe in the rule of law.

This position of the US stands in stark contrast to that of former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, who remarked “societies which believe in the rule of law”, like Hong Kong, should not reach extradition agreements with those which do not (“Proposal offers Legco veto option for fugitive requests”, April 28).

Just what do these troublemakers want us to do? The US accused our judges of factoring in mainland interests and threatened that the “continued erosion” of our autonomy would lead to the revocation of Hong Kong’s special trade status. Trade issues are being mixed up with politics.

Earlier, Britain said Hong Kong was sliding towards “one country, one and a half systems”, though it has not been able to threaten us with anything, faced as it is with the prospect of breaking up with Northern Ireland following Brexit.

Such conspiracy theories apparently affect Hong Kong but pose a real threat to the state security of China, which would feel justified in exercising overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong (“Beijing ‘has to state aloud’ its jurisdiction”, April 27). And why not?