Hong Kong slams latest British government report on city, saying London is putting politics above the rule of law
- Britain is blatantly interfering with Hong Kong affairs in a futile attempt to undermine the city’s prosperity and stability, government says
- London’s latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong says that under the 2020 national security law, almost all political opposition has been ‘eliminated’
The Hong Kong government strongly condemned British “slander and smears” and interference in local affairs after London on Monday sought to reassure Hongkongers in the UK they were “safe” from the city’s national security laws and that it would not allow any foreign attempts to harm individuals in the country.
The government said in a late-night statement on Monday that the UK was repeating its old tricks, ignoring facts, making fallacies, putting politics above the rule of law, and confusing right and wrong in all aspects of Hong Kong.
“The UK once again made skewed remarks about Hong Kong by replacing the rule of law with political manipulation and confounding right and wrong, and blatantly interfering in Hong Kong affairs which are entirely China’s internal affairs,” a spokesman said.
“The UK’s attempt to undermine the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong is doomed to fail.”
