The Hong Kong security law was mentioned by the Ministry of Defence as it confirmed the training had been postponedThe Hong Kong Police Force claims it has voluntarily decided to postpone sending officers to Britain for an extended training programme because of the pandemic. The police force had planned on sending its former public relations chief and other officers to the UK to undergo a year-long training programme. The Guardian reported on Saturday the government barred UK military personnel from training members of the city’s police force and that both the British Army and the Royal Air Force put on hold the drill instructor programmes they run for the force. The Ministry of Defence announced confirmation of the suspension during which it mentioned Hong Kong’s controversial security law. The ministry told The Observer: “The UK government has been clear that the enactment

Source: The Times August 17, 2020 08:03 UTC