LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Britain will not walk away from individuals of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would contravene its worldwide obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Anti-government demonstrators take part in a demonstration during a lunch time in Central, as a 2nd reading of a controversial nationwide anthem law happens in Hong Kong, China May 27,2020 REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
The United Kingdom has urged China to step back from the brink over the nationwide security legislation for Hong Kong that it says threats damaging among the gems of Asia’s economy while messing up the credibility of China.
” Hong Kong succeeds since its people are free,” Johnson wrote in the Times of London newspaper. “If China profits, this would remain in direct conflict with its responsibilities under the joint statement, a lawfully binding treaty registered with the United Nations.
” Lots of people in Hong Kong fear that their way of living – which China pledged to promote – is under threat,” Johnson said.