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Xinhua News Agency, London, November 14 (Reporter Liang Xizhi) According to the Chinese Embassy to the United Kingdom, Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, met with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Patton on the day 13, resolutely rejecting the British side’s proposal to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on Hong Kong SAR Legislation The unfounded accusation of the decision on the qualifications of conference members and the clarification of the solemn position of China on the wrong words and deeds of the British side.
Liu Xiaoming noted that in recent days, senior officials from the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development have repeatedly accused the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on the ratings of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and have openly interfered in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs. China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.
Liu Xiaoming stated that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is a permanent body of the highest body of China’s state power. It has the power to make decisions on constitutional matters during the application of the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Hong Kong National Security Law. Its legal validity and authority cannot be questioned. Public officials, especially those with legislative power, respect their own constitutional laws and are loyal to the country. It is the basic political ethic of all countries. No country allows public officials, including parliamentarians, to violate their oaths and betray the country. Violators must take legal responsibility, which is the basic criterion of any society under the rule of law.
Liu Xiaoming said that Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. The question of membership in the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is purely China’s internal affairs. The words and deeds of any country and external forces that interfere in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs will be determined by all the Chinese people, including Hong Kong compatriots. to struggle. The British side adheres to ideological prejudices and practices double standards. It has repeatedly used the “Sino-British Joint Declaration” to accuse China of failing to meet its international obligations.
Liu Xiaoming pointed out that the core of the “Sino-British Joint Declaration” is to confirm China’s recovery of Hong Kong. Following Hong Kong’s return, the rights and obligations of the “Sino-British Joint Declaration” related to Great Britain have been fulfilled. Britain has no sovereignty, government or oversight over Hong Kong after its return. Since Hong Kong’s return, the principles of “one country, two systems”, “the Hong Kong people who rule Hong Kong” and a high degree of autonomy have been applied. The people of Hong Kong enjoy unprecedented democratic rights and extensive freedoms. This right and freedom are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Basic Law of China, not by the “Joint Sino-British Declaration”. .
Liu Xiaoming emphasized that Hong Kong-related issues concern China’s core interests, and China stands firm in its determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. We urge the British side to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs and not go further and further down the wrong path.
