The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese foreign ministry in the Hong Kong on urged the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) to stop defaming the implementation of the national security law under the pretext of the freedom of the press. The spokesperson said the national security law protects Hong Kong residents' rights and freedoms in accordance with law, including the freedom of the press. The spokesperson stressed that the Hong Kong police, in accordance with the national security law and local laws, have taken actions against instigators of Hong Kong riots and safeguarded national security and Hong Kong's social stability. "We firmly support the Hong Kong police in strictly enforcing the law and firmly oppose any external interference in Hong Kong affairs. The FCC should respect the facts, recognize right and wrong, and stop denigrating the implementation of the national security law under the guise of the freedom of the press," the spokesperson said.

Source: The Standard August 11, 2020 07:30 UTC