BEIJING — Britain no longer has any responsibility for Hong Kong and needs to stop “gesticulating” about its former colony, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after the British government reiterated its commitment to the joint declaration with China on Hong Kong. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that Britain’s rights and obligations under the joint declaration had ended. “Britain has no so-called responsibility for Hong Kong. Hong Kong matters are purely an internal affair for China. “Recently Britain has continuously gesticulated about Hong Kong, flagrantly interfering.

Source: National Post July 01, 2019 08:37 UTC