On 22 May 2020, Peter Stano, the lead spokesperson of the European Union, issued a press release. It writes that "One Country Two Systems" principle "attaches great importance to the preservation of Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, in line with the Basic Law and with international commitments, as well as to the respect for this principle. Consultation of people and respect on human rights and freedom should be done before the adoption of national security legislation, as foreseen in Article 23 of the Basic Law, while also upholding Hong Kong’s autonomy and the ‘One Country Two Systems’ principle."[31]