On 24 May, 2020, a group of governors led by Hong Kong former governor Chris Patten released a joint statement, The statement includes 201 Signatories from former or current government officers, notably including Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Bob Menendez, UK Parliament members Debbie Abrahams and Malcolm Rifkind, as well as other members of European Union and parliamentarians from Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Indonesia and many more. The signatory condemns the "unilateral introduction of national security legislation”, and declares it is an assault over "one country, two systems", as well as the city's autonomy and people's freedom.[27][28]