An EU proposal described Hong Kong’s national security law as “a matter of grave concern” and “not in conformity with China’s international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 or with the Hong Kong Basic Law”. Photo: AP An EU proposal described Hong Kong’s national security law as “a matter of grave concern” and “not in conformity with China’s international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 or with the Hong Kong Basic Law”. Photo: AP
An EU proposal described Hong Kong’s national security law as “a matter of grave concern” and “not in conformity with China’s international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 or with the Hong Kong Basic Law”. Photo: AP
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exclusive | National security law: EU proposes cutting off Hong Kong’s access to goods used in surveillance and ‘internal repression’

  • Draft European Union document seen by South China Morning Post proposes export controls on Hong Kong and reviews of migration, visas and asylum
  • EU Council document less sweeping than US response, but condemns Hong Kong national security law as ‘a matter of grave concern’

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Finbarr BerminghamStuart Lau
Finbarr Bermingham and Stuart Lau

Updated: 12:44pm, 25 Jul, 2020

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An EU proposal described Hong Kong’s national security law as “a matter of grave concern” and “not in conformity with China’s international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 or with the Hong Kong Basic Law”. Photo: AP An EU proposal described Hong Kong’s national security law as “a matter of grave concern” and “not in conformity with China’s international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 or with the Hong Kong Basic Law”. Photo: AP
An EU proposal described Hong Kong’s national security law as “a matter of grave concern” and “not in conformity with China’s international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 or with the Hong Kong Basic Law”. Photo: AP
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