Hong Kong slams ‘unfounded, biased’ European Commission report on political developments
- EU’s executive arm issues annual report on Hong Kong, prompting government condemnation of those ‘slandering the city’s situation’
The government also defended the national security legislation, saying the scope of its application was fully aligned with the principles of international law and common practice adopted in various countries and regions.
“Any attempt by foreign countries or external forces to undermine Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability by slandering the city’s situation will only expose their own weakness and faulty arguments and be doomed to fail,” a government spokesman said.
Earlier on Thursday, the commission, the EU’s executive arm, issued a 27-page report outlining the political and economic developments in the city in 2023. The report has been an annual exercise since 1997 when Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule.
The commission also said the “one country, two systems” principle under which the city was governed was being dismantled.