DM Monitoring
HONG KONG: Matthew Cheung, Acting Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said Tuesday that the so-called sanctions imposed by the United States on four Chinese mainland and Hong Kong officials are barbaric interference in the affairs of Hong Kong and its motherland.
The U.S. announced on Tuesday (Beijing time) the sanctions against Deputy Commissioner of Police (national security) Edwina Lau, Senior Superintendent Steve Li of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force, and two heads of Chinese government agencies responsible for Hong Kong affairs on the grounds that Hong Kong implemented the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the HKSAR.
Cheung said to the media before attending the Executive Council meeting on Tuesday that it is incumbent on the Hong Kong officials to safeguard national security and it is the obligation of Hong Kong people to do so. He described the U.S. action as absolutely unreasonable and unacceptable.
“We are not going to be intimidated by any of these actions. In fact this is clearly breaching international practice, apart from international law,” Cheung said.
