Nancy Pelosi has expressed deep concern over a Hong Kong government plan to allow the transfer of fugitives to mainland China
U.S. House speaker , according to a delegation of pro-democracy politicians who met her on Tuesday.The group quoted her as saying she would make sure the congressional chamber’s new Democratic majority trained a spotlight on Hong Kong in the face of alleged increased intervention in the city’s affairs by Beijing.
“Speaker Pelosi is fully aware of developments in that area. She expressed concern – deep concern – about the implications of such legislative amendments,” he said in Washington, adding that she was particularly concerned about the potential implications for the personal safety of Americans in Hong Kong. “They will continue to pay much greater attention to Hong Kong’s development.”
Also in the delegation are former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang and opposition lawmaker Charles Mok. Chan, who served as Hong Kong’s No 2 official before and following the city’s handover to Chinese rule in 1997, said she left the meeting with the impression Pelosi would harness the Democratic Party’s new majority in the House of Representatives to sustain scrutiny of the city’s political situation.
“[Congress] will hold China accountable for the promises they made,” Chan said. “Not just to the people of Hong Kong but to America and to the international community.”with Vice-President Mike Pence on Friday, coincided with the release of a State Department report that found “diminished” levels of autonomy in Hong Kong.
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