U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia Issue Joint Statement Condemning Chinese Move on Hong Kong
The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have issued a joint statement condemning the Communist Chinese government's plan to impose new security measures on Hong Kong.
The statement concludes that Hong Kong's longstanding position as a world leader in trade was at stake should the authoritarian new measures take place.
From the statement:
Hong Kong has flourished as a bastion of freedom. The international community has a significant and long-standing stake in Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability. Direct imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the Beijing authorities, rather than through Hong Kong’s own institutions as provided for under Article 23 of the Basic Law, would curtail the Hong Kong people’s liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong’s autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous....
Larry Pan | 7/4/2009
