The Commissioner's office of the Ministry of foreign affairs in Hong Kong: press freedom should not be distorted or abused. Hong Kong's governance and prosperity should not be interfered and obstructed
2022-02-08
In response to the so-called statement made by the British Foreign Office together with some members of the "media freedom alliance", which wantonly slanders Hong Kong's press freedom and discredits the law enforcement of the SAR government, a spokesman of the office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign affairs in Hong Kong expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on the 8th, pointing out that the historical trend of Hong Kong from chaos to governance, governance and prosperity is irreversible, Any attempt to intervene and exert pressure in the name of "press freedom" is overestimated and doomed to failure. The spokesman said that the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Hong Kong National Security Law clearly protect the rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents according to law, including freedom of speech and the press. Since the implementation of Hong Kong's national security law, Hong Kong society has restored stability, development has returned to the right track, press freedom has been better guaranteed in a safe, stable and rule of law environment, and the number of international media and journalists in Hong Kong has increased instead of decreasing. Some external forces, including the "media freedom alliance", turn a blind eye to the current good situation of the HKSAR, turn a deaf ear to the objective facts of the developed media and smooth information in Hong Kong. Instead, they pull gangs and make a mischief, slander the freedom of the press in Hong Kong for no reason, openly interfere in the rule of law in the HKSAR, and support and cheer up the anti Chinese elements who disturb Hong Kong, It has fully exposed its sinister intention of fearing no chaos in Hong Kong. The spokesman pointed out that the members of the so-called "media freedom alliance" are not top students of press freedom. Some forcibly shut down news websites, brutally suppressed the media and journalists of other countries, and frequently obstructed journalists from participating in government public activities. In the United States alone, for example, at least 117 journalists were arrested or detained in 2020, and 148 arrests or attacks on journalists occurred only one week after the Freud incident. With such bad deeds, who is qualified to point fingers and talk nonsense to Hong Kong, China? The spokesman reiterated that Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong and that Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs. China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests and to fully and accurately implement the principle of "one country, two systems" is unwavering. We urge relevant countries and organizations to recognize the facts, respect the general trend, abide by international law and the basic norms of international relations, and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs under any pretext. (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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