HK hits back at US over NSL resolution
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on Thursday said it strongly disapproved of and opposed the House of Representatives of the United States Congress for introducing a resolution which it said “smeared and slandered” the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance as well as law enforcement actions taken by HKSAR law enforcement. A spokesman for the SAR administration said, "The US House of Representatives grossly interfered in Hong Kong affairs which are internal affairs of China, violating international law and the basic norms governing international relations." "The HKSAR will not be intimidated and will continue to resolutely safeguard national security in accordance with the law," the spokesman added. The spokesman also said the US was "in no position to point its finger" at the SAR for legitimately passing legislation to safeguard national security. He added the SAR's legal framework in safeguarding national security was in line with international human rights standards, and the extraterritorial effect for the offences endangering national security also fully aligns with the principles of international law.