Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) today (June 26) strongly condemned the Consul General of the United States of America (US) to Hong Kong, Mr Gregory May, for totally disregarding the spirit of the rule of law by making untrue and biased remarks to deliberately mislead the public and smear the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL) and the work of the HKSAR safeguarding national security.
A spokesman for the HKSAR Government pointed out, “In accordance with international law and international practice based on the Charter of the United Nations, it is each and every sovereign state’s inherent right to enact laws safeguarding national security, and it is also an international practice. With at least 21 pieces of laws in the US safeguarding national security, US politicians have displayed hypocrisy and exposed their double standards by pointing fingers at the HKSAR’s legal system and enforcement mechanisms to safeguard national security, while entirely disregarding the constitutional duty and practical needs of the HKSAR to legislate, and the positive effects brought by the enactment of the relevant national security legislation on economic development and protection of human rights.”