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[global times report] according to a news release from the hong kong special administrative region (sar) government, on september 12, the hong kong sar government strongly condemned the uk's false remarks and slanderous smears on various aspects of the hong kong sar in the so-called "hong kong half-yearly report: january to june 2024", and said it must severely criticize them.

the press release stated that a spokesman for the hong kong sar government said that the sar government strongly condemned and opposed the uk's use of the so-called half-year report to make comments on hong kong affairs, wantonly putting politics above the rule of law, and attempting to interfere with hong kong's lawful administration by political means. the hong kong sar is an inseparable part of the people's republic of china and is a local administrative region directly under the central people's government that enjoys a high degree of autonomy under the "one country, two systems" principle.

the spokesperson said that the core of the sino-british joint declaration is that china resumes the exercise of sovereignty over hong kong, and does not give the uk the right to interfere in hong kong affairs after its return. the uk has no sovereignty, no governance, and no supervisory power over hong kong after its return. the sar government once again strongly urges the uk to recognize the facts, abide by international law and the basic norms of international relations, and immediately stop interfering in hong kong affairs, which are purely china's internal affairs.

the spokesperson also stated that the sar government strongly opposes the ridiculous and false content in the so-called british report on the laws related to safeguarding national security in the hong kong sar. since the implementation of the hong kong national security law in june 2020, the uk has continued to deliberately ignore the large-scale, continuous, and daily riots in hong kong in 2019 that have severely damaged hong kong's social livelihood and economy, and has completely turned a deaf ear to the fact that the implementation of the hong kong national security law can restore the lives and economic activities of the vast majority of hong kong citizens to normal and restore the business environment. the british government took tough measures in august this year. after demonstrations and conflicts broke out in various places, they were quickly characterized as "extreme right riots". law enforcement and prosecution agencies vigorously arrested and prosecuted people who participated in the riots offline and those who made inflammatory remarks online. the courts held overnight sessions to handle related cases, remanded most of the defendants in custody, and sentenced those convicted heavily. however, the british government glorified the "black violence" in hong kong as "democratic demonstrations", smeared the hong kong special administrative region's law enforcement, prosecution and judicial organs' performance of their duties in accordance with the law as "human rights violations", and continued to unscrupulously distort facts and criticize them. this just shows its hypocritical face and behavior of bullying and "double standards", which is extremely ugly and despicable.

the spokesperson said that the law enforcement agencies of the hong kong special administrative region have always taken law enforcement actions based on evidence, strictly in accordance with the law, and in accordance with the illegal and improper behavior of the relevant persons or units, regardless of their political stance, background or occupation. any advocacy that certain individuals or organizations should not be subject to legal sanctions for their illegal acts, including illegal acts of colluding with foreign or external forces, is tantamount to giving them the privilege of breaking the law, which is completely contrary to the spirit of the rule of law. the spokesperson said that the sar government is determined to safeguard the rights and freedoms of hong kong citizens protected by law. since the implementation of the hong kong national security law and the national security ordinance, hong kong's media environment has remained thriving.

the spokesperson also mentioned that academic freedom is an important social value that hong kong has always advocated and is the cornerstone of the success of hong kong's higher education sector. since the implementation of the hong kong national security law, hong kong scholars and tertiary institutions have continued to carry out normal exchange activities with overseas and off-campus partners. at the same time, local tertiary institutions have taken a series of measures to include national security education in the scope of students' studies in order to fulfill their statutory responsibilities. each institution has autonomy in curriculum design, and the sar government encourages them to provide students with diversified learning opportunities on national security education.