Saturday, August 25, 2018

#HONGKONG: City's Leader "Speechless" After Separatist Party Leader Sends Letter To US Urging City-State To Be Expelled From World Trade Org

[world politics news]


Hong Kong National Party leader Andy Chan Ho-tin last Saturday published an open letter calling for both the city of Hong Kong and mainland China's membership in the World Trade Organization to be revoked, citing a "rapid deterioration of freedoms" in the city and a loss of autonomy under Chinese rule. The letter drew a strong rebuke from Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the elected leader of Hong Kong, saying she could "not find the adjectives" to describe how inappropriate it had been. Last month, police recommended that the Security Bureau ban the The Hong Kong National Party under the Societies Ordinance as a threat to national security.



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