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Notice to exporters 2020/12: the extension of the China arms embargo to Hong Kong
Open general licences that include Hong Kong will be changed or amended to bring them in line with restrictions on China from 20 July 2020.
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The Foreign Secretary’s statement to Parliament of 20 July that, given the role China has now assumed for the internal security of Hong Kong and the authority it is exerting over law enforcement, the UK will extend to Hong Kong the arms embargo that we have applied to mainland China since 1989 and re-stated on 3 June 1998. This means that open general licences that include Hong Kong will be changed or amended to bring them in line with restrictions on China.
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Published 22 July 2020