According to Britain, China can no longer be considered compliant with the Sino-British handover agreement on the status of Hong Kong.
“Beijing’s decision to impose drastic changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system is another clear violation of the legally binding Sino-British declaration,” Foreign Minister Dominic Robb said in a statement.
“The United Kingdom is watching Now Beijing has not complied with the Sino-British declaration, “the British Foreign Office wrote in the same statement.
It is unclear whether the British approach will have any political or economic consequences.
Hong Kong was under British rule for more than 150 years, but was ceded to China in 1997. Beijing then made a firm promise to protect the freedoms and rights enjoyed by Hong Kongers under the quality mantra of “one country, two organizations”.
Driven this summer Through a controversial national security law, China is widely seen as tearing up the region’s independence and restricting the functioning of the democratic movement, which many see as a breach of contract.
On Thursday, another proposal was overturned that would give a decisive influence to the communist dictatorship on the candidate list ahead of Hong Kong’s elections.
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