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the spokesperson for the commissioner's office of the ministry of foreign affairs in the hong kong special administrative region strongly condemned the british government's 55th publication of the so-called "half-yearly report on hong kong issues" to smear "one country, two systems", denigrate the hong kong national security law and regulations, and grossly interfere in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairs, and stressed that:

the so-called "half-year report" of the uk side habitually "selectively describes" and "presumptions of guilt" the situation in hong kong, reflecting "double standards" everywhere, and has long become a political tool for the uk to normalize its interference in hong kong affairs.

the implementation of the hong kong national security law and the national security ordinance is in full compliance with international law and common practices of various countries. it has fully drawn on the relevant practices of other common law countries and fully respects and protects human rights. the uk just passed a national security law last year that covers a wide range of areas, has vague key definitions, and ignores basic human rights. what qualifications does it have to comment on hong kong's national security legislation? the uk has been making irresponsible remarks about the sar government's emphasis on national security, while at the same time, it has been ruthless in combating domestic unrest. the uk, with such "double standards", still has to force itself to perform a farce every six months, which will only make the world laugh.

after hong kong's return, the legal basis for the chinese government to govern the hong kong special administrative region is the chinese constitution and the hong kong basic law, not the sino-british joint declaration. the british side has no sovereignty, no governance, and no supervisory power over hong kong after its return, but it often uses the sino-british joint declaration as an excuse to claim support for the hong kong people, which is a gross interference in china's internal affairs.

we urge the british side to completely bid farewell to its imperial mentality, respect the principles of international law and basic norms of international relations, respect the objective fact that hong kong is well governed and prosperous, stop interfering in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairs, and stop issuing the so-called "half-year report."

source: office of the commissioner of the ministry of foreign affairs in hong kong