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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(28 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the occasions on which he has directly raised with his Chinese counterpart the impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law on Hong Kongers.

Asked by:
Priti Patel (Conservative)

Answer

The UK has called for the National Security Law to be repealed and for an end to the prosecution of all individuals charged under it.

The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to Beijing on 18 October where he raised serious concerns around the implementation of the National Security Law and the ongoing treatment of British national Jimmy Lai, again calling for his release.


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