SYDNEY, July 2 — Australia is actively considering providing safe haven to Hong Kong residents in response to China's sweeping new security law, it said today, a move likely to further inflame tensions with Beijing. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the situation in Hong Kong was “very...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore June 7, 2019. — Picture by Wallace Woon/Pool via Reuters
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the situation in Hong Kong was “very concerning” and his government was “very actively” considering proposals to welcome in residents of the former British territory.He said the measures would soon be considered by his Cabinet, hinting strongly that it would be approved.It comes a day after the United Kingdom announced a new route for those with British National Overseas status and their families to move there and eventually apply for citizenship.
But critics say the new law — passed by Beijing's rubber-stamp parliament this week without its text being released to the public — breaches the “One Country, Two Systems” principle that formally entered international law in 1984. Any offer is sure to further strain Canberra's relationship with Beijing, coming after repeated clashes between the two sides.
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