HKSAR Government strongly disapproves of and rejects annual report of European Commission

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) today (September 23) strongly disapproved of and rejected the unfounded and biased content against various aspects of the HKSAR in the so-called annual report on Hong Kong issued by the European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. A spokesman for the HKSAR Government stressed, "The HKSAR is an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China. It is a local administrative region that enjoys a high degree of autonomy under 'one country, two systems' and comes directly under the Central People's Government. The HKSAR steadfastly safeguards national sovereignty, security and development interests, and fully and faithfully lives up to this top priority of the 'one country, two systems' principle. The HKSAR Government will resolutely, fully and faithfully implement the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL), the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) and other relevant laws so as to effectively prevent, suppress and impose punishment for acts and activities endangering national security, safeguard the lawful rights and interests enjoyed