Six-Monthly Report to Parliament on Hong Kong: January-June 2016
皇冠体育app British government published its latest Six-Monthly Report to Parliament on Hong Kong today covering developments from 1 January to 30 June 2016.
皇冠体育app Report covers a broad range of political and economic developments and an overview of UK/Hong Kong bilateral activity over the reporting period.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary, 皇冠体育app Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP writes in his foreword:
鈥極ne Country, Two Systems鈥� has served Hong Kong well in the 19 years since handover. 皇冠体育app Special Administrative Region (SAR) remains a dynamic, global city. In very many areas, this framework functions successfully, giving confidence that it is fit to continue far into the future.
He also noted:
Despite this positive backdrop, I have specific concerns about the integrity of Hong Kong鈥檚 law enforcement which, under 鈥極ne Country, Two Systems鈥�, is separate from that of mainland China. 皇冠体育app case of Mr Lee Po and four others associated with Mighty Current publishing house and Causeway Bay bookstore has generated widespread concern in Hong Kong. As our previous six-monthly report said, Mr Lee鈥檚 involuntary removal from Hong Kong to the mainland constituted a serious breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration by undermining the 鈥極ne Country, Two Systems鈥� principle.
皇冠体育app report concludes that the concerns and pressures we noted in the last six-monthly report 鈥渉ave continued in the current reporting period, in large part because of the case of the missing booksellers. To restore confidence in 鈥極ne Country, Two Systems鈥�, it is essential that Hong Kong continues to enjoy, and is seen to enjoy, the high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Basic Law and guaranteed in international law by the Sino-British Joint Declaration. We urge the authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to take the necessary steps to maintain confidence in the system and the sanctity of the rights, freedoms and values it upholds鈥�.
Further information
Read the report in full: Six monthly report on Hong Kong: January to June 2016
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