The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom said today the statement given by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at the House of Commons on Tuesday "once again" contains irresponsible remarks on the Hong Kong national security law and constitutes a flagrant interference in the city's affairs, and that China expresses grave concern and strong opposition. And if China enacts the law, the UK will consider what further response it makes, working with those international partners and others, and change the arrangements for British National Overseas passport-holders in Hong Kong. In a statement today, an embassy spokesperson reiterated that the national security legislation for Hong Kong is purely China’s internal affair, in which no foreign country has the right to interfere, and that it is the central government that is responsible for upholding national security as in all countries. "We urge the UK side to accept the fact that Hong Kong is now part of China, and to observe the principle of non-interference in other country’s internal affairs. Meddling in Hong Kong affairs, which are China’s internal affairs, will be self-defeating."

Source: The Standard June 04, 2020 08:03 UTC