China terms Hong Kong Legislative Council internal matter, 'no country should intervene'

After disqualifying four lawmakers from Hong Kong's Legislative Council, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on vember 11 intensified pressure on pro-democracy movement and said that matter was an internal affair of China and country should intervene. pro-democracy legislators were disqualified with immediate effect after National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed a resolution allowing local authorities power to unseat politicians without having to go through city's courts.

While speaking at a conference, Wang said, "I would like to stress that Hong Kong is a Special ministrative Region of China, and qualification of HKSAR LegCo (Legislative Council) members is purely an internal affair of China. or country has right to make irresponsible remarks or intervene in matter”. 

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Foreign Ministry spokesperson furr claimed that decision to disqualify opposition lawmakers was a necessary step to uphold and improve “one country, two systems” principle, implement that Basic Law and Hong Kong national security law and maintain rule of law and constitute an order. Wang ded that those who break law “must be held accountable,” which is basic principle of any law-based society. lawmakers unseated were Civic Party's Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Kwok Ka-ki and Dennis Kwok, alongside Kenneth Leung of Professionals Guild. 

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According to BBC, disqualification came after National People's Congress Standing Committee, which is one of China's top lawmaking bodies, allowed Hong Kong to remove legislators, who posed a national security threat, without having to go through court process. four lawmakers recently disqualified are said to be connected with pro-democracy movement, a political movement that has mand to garner huge international attention since it sparked about one a half years ago. 

Following dismissal of lawmakers, United States also warned that re would be more sanctions against China over moves that “flagrantly violated” automy of Hong Kong. ted” automy of Hong Kong after Beijing ousted at least four-pro-democracy lawmakers. 

In a statement, United States national security viser Robert O’Brien said that recent actions taken by China of “disqualifying pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong's Legislative Council leave doubt that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has flagrantly violated its international commitments.” He also ded that United States would continue to “ identify and sanction those responsible for extinguishing Hong Kong's freedom.”

(With inputs from ANI) 

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