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HANSARD Hong KongAs I have said, and as the hon. Gentleman will understand, we felt that there was a direct breach of the joint declaration in the episode to which he alludes, which happened some…18 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictI think the hon. Gentleman has a supporter in the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake). The hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire made a good point about…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongI thank my hon. Friend. She is absolutely right, and that is a message that we try to put across. She will be aware that Hong Kong, along with Shenzhen and Guangzhou, is part of a…18 Jun 2019HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictI was coming on to that very point. I know it is one that the right hon. Lady made earlier.18 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Hongkongers are used to having rights, freedoms and the rule of law, but they do not have access to the political levers that citizens of other…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongI thank my hon. Friend for his great and long-standing interest in the proactive approach that we take to human rights, and the rule of law, in trying to influence these matters.…18 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongI thank the hon. Lady for her constructive comments. I think we know from what we have seen on our television screens and on the vast social media that this issue is of grave…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: we will do our level best and do whatever we can from our side to calm some of the passions, not least because of our 300,000 UK nationals…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongMy hon. Friend obviously takes a great interest in these matters, having been a Foreign Office Minister in the past himself. I think that the biggest message we can send is the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongI think that is a rather unfair characterisation of our position, if I may say so. I know that the right hon. Gentleman has a long-standing interest in Hong Kong—this has been our…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongI thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for her contribution, and I strongly agree with what she said towards the end of it. We clearly must stand up at this stage, as indeed we…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongWe absolutely stand up for one country, two systems, and will continue to do so. On the Floor of the House on Monday I expressed some deep concerns about the Chinese legal system,…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHong KongThe proposed changes to Hong Kong’s extradition laws have understandably caused grave concern in Parliament and across the country. Already this week I have responded to an urgent…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongI thank the hon. Gentleman from the Scottish National party for his comments and I will try to answer his questions. It is obviously not my place as a Minister in the Foreign and…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. He is absolutely right that we have significant obligations to British national (overseas) passport holders. He will be aware that the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy: China and Hong KongI thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for initiating this debate and for continually highlighting developments in Hong Kong. I also express my…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongAs I have pointed out to the hon. Lady in our previous exchanges, we never stint from making our concerns clear in relation to issues in Xinjiang in the north-west of the country…10 Jun 2019HANSARDGreat Britain China Centre: Tailored ReviewI am announcing today the publication of the recent tailored review of the Great Britain China Centre (GBCC), an arm’s-length body of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).…10 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy: China and Hong KongAbsolutely, and I entirely endorse what the right hon. Gentleman says. We note that the Hong Kong Government have tried to provide reassurance that no one will be transferred to…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Hong KongI thank my right hon. Friend, as ever, for his charming and succinct question. He has obviously been to the same school as you, Mr Speaker, in that regard. The reality of the…10 Jun 2019