'Strangling the jewel in the crown': UK warns Beijing to pull back over Hong Kong
The foreign secretary said the law also conflicted with Article 23 of Hong Kong's mini-constitution known as the Basic Law, which stipulates that only the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can enact laws to prohibit "any act of treason, secession, sedition or subversion" against the Chinese Central Government.
Presently, Washington grants Hong Kong a special trade status owing to its autonomy, however this could change if US legislators invoke theThe law requires the US to impose sanctions against officials held responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong as well as determine whether the city continues to warrant special status.Mr Raab acknowledged he did not expect China to change course.
British National Overseas passport-holders in Hong Kong would be offered a path to British citizenshiAsked if London would go further, Mr Raab said that the offer was already generous: around 300,000 holders of BNO passports and another 3 million were eligible.
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