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Sentencing of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong: FCDO statement

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office comments on the sentencing of Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 16 April 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

The Hong Kong authorities’ decision to target leading pro-democracy figures for prosecution is unacceptable and must stop.

The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to Hong Kong’s way of life - protected in both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law - and it should be upheld.

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Published 16 April 2021