The spokesman of the Commissioner's office of the Ministry of foreign affairs in Hong Kong expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the British side's maliciously slandering and smearing the national security law of Hong Kong, wantonly slandering the rule of law in Hong Kong and grossly interfering in Hong Kong affairs under the pretext of the so-called "recall" of British non permanent judges of the court of final appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The spokesman pointed out that national security legislation is a general international practice. The Chinese government has formulated and promulgated the national security law of Hong Kong, effectively plugging the legal loopholes of the HKSAR in safeguarding national security, effectively cracking down on a small number of criminals engaged in activities endangering national security, and fully protecting the freedom and rights of the largest majority of Hong Kong citizens. Facts have proved that the implementation of Hong Kong's national security law has effectively safeguarded national security, social stability and public tranquility, and gave full play to the great achievements of "one law an Xiang River". The spokesman said that since Hong Kong's return, the "one country, two systems" and Hong Kong's basic law have been fully and accurately implemented, the characteristics of Hong Kong's common law have been maintained, and the rule of law in Hong Kong has continued to develop under the framework of "one country, two systems". Ignoring the successful practice of "one country, two systems" and the rule of law in Hong Kong, the British side continued to engage in political manipulation in a vain attempt to maliciously slander the Chinese government's policy towards Hong Kong and discredit the development of the rule of law in Hong Kong by playing the card of "foreign judges", fully exposing its sinister intentions of undermining "one country, two systems" and disturbing the order of the rule of law in Hong Kong. The spokesman stressed that Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong and Hong Kong under the rule of law. Any external intervention will not shake the foundation of the rule of law in Hong Kong and the confidence of the international community in the rule of law in Hong Kong. It will not shake China's firm determination to safeguard "one country, two systems" and national security. It will not stop the general trend of Hong Kong from chaos to rule, from rule to prosperity. He urged the British side to recognize the reality, put its position right and immediately stop the absurd and misplaced political performance! (Xinhua News Agency)