Eighty-five members of the European Parliament signed the motion on Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
European Parliament approves motion on Hong Kong, as Beijing calls it full of ‘ignorance and prejudice’
- Do the 85 MEPs who signed the document understand ‘the basic concept of the rule of law?’, foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong asks
- Their ‘ignorance and attitude have left people speechless with astonishment and horror’, it says
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Hong Kong extradition law
Eighty-five members of the European Parliament signed the motion on Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
European MPs tabling the motion echoed several of the demands made by protesters in Hong Kong. Photo: Robert Ng
European MPs’ motion calls for Hong Kong to withdraw extradition bill and start democratic reform
- The motion, to be debated in European Parliament on Thursday, also seeks EU-wide ban on supplying weapons to the city’s police
- It condemns interference by China in Hong Kong and asks Beijing to uphold the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration
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Hong Kong extradition law
European MPs tabling the motion echoed several of the demands made by protesters in Hong Kong. Photo: Robert Ng