Hong Kong authorities on Friday condemned a British government call for the removal of a China-imposed national security law that Britain said had been used to persecute, 'silence and discredit' pro-democracy opposition figures.
People wearing face masks walk on the street during the coronavirus disease pandemic in Hong Kong, China, December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Cleverly called on Beijing to implement recommendations made in an independent U.N. Human Rights Council report, including "removing the National Security Law" that Beijing imposed on the former British colony in 2020. The spokesman said Hong Kong's security law had brought stability after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, and that while Hong Kong laws guaranteed certain individual rights, "such rights and freedoms are not absolute" when it comes to safeguarding national security.
Among those who have been persecuted, Cleverly referred to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces a national security trial in September, and said he had raised Lai's case with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng this month.
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