#BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces to halt Britain's extradition treaty with Hong Kong after Beijing inserted the national security legislation to the city on June 30. He describes the anti-measure as a “reasonable and proportional response”. #HongKongProtests
“We won’t consider reactivating those arrangements unless and until there is clear, robust safeguard, which can prevent extradition treaties from being misused,” Mr Raab says. He also puts an arms embargo in place together with the abrupt change in the extradition arrangement.
“I can reassure the House we’ll continue to take a leading role in engaging and coordinating with our intl partners as befitting our historic commitment to the people of Hong Kong,” Mr Raab says, though refuses to openly sever ties with China.
Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy focuses on the erosion of Hong Kong people’s political rights and British National (Overseas) passport holders: “We are welcoming BNO holders to the UK for similar reasons to refugees, but these measures are completely out of step.”
Ms Nandy adds that plans specifically designated for those aged 18-23 and who are not BN(O) holders will be rolled out before summer this year.
Just kidding: It makes others think that the UK parliament is just concerned about whether Joshua Wong @joshuawongcf can contest in the upcoming legislative election in September.
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