UK minister condemns Hong Kong verdict against Tiananmen vigil activists
FCDO Indo-Pacific Minister Baroness Winterton of Doncaster responds to the guilty verdict against Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung in Hong Kong. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific, Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, said: This verdict is a further demonstration that even peaceful acts of remembrance in Hong Kong are now treated by the authorities as threats to national security. The extensive use of Beijing's National Security Law to punish and restrict peaceful expression undermines the commitments China made to Hong Kong under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. We reiterate our call for the National Security Law to be repealed, and for... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 21 Aug 2026 09:03 LONDON
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